Calvin Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Calvin Township for work; outside it, Elkhart is the main destination (16%, 12 miles). Employers in Calvin Township report 25 jobs, and 783 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Calvin Township B; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Calvin Township apart on work
Calvin Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Calvin Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Calvin Township has about 1,300 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many Calvin Township workers cross into Indiana
40% of Calvin Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Elkhart (16%), Mishawaka (5%) and South Bend (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 783 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Calvin Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Calvin Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Calvin Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (6.9%) is left out: Calvin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Calvin Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Calvin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 779 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Calvin Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Calvin Township ends
Where Calvin Township clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Calvin Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Calvin Township, 2011 → 2021: 41 → 25. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Calvin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Calvin Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Calvin Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 599 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Calvin Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Calvin Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Calvin Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 638 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Calvin Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Calvin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Calvin Township is 1,853rd of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,851 | Manito Township IL | 2,146 | $69K | 7.8% | 2.3% | 24% | B |
| 1,852 | Washington Township IN | 2,342 | $93K | 7.5% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,853 | Calvin Township MI | 2,030 | $81K | 8.7% | 6.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,854 | Harrisville Township OH | 1,757 | $91K | 16.3% | 3.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,855 | Meeker CO | 2,417 | $67K | 5.2% | 0.2% | 46% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Calvin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Calvin Township
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calvin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $80,813 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $72,375 |
| Mason Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 24 min | $59,922 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $79,681 |
| Penn Township | 4% | B− | C− | 34 min | $83,897 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Calvin Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Calvin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Calvin Township?
$80,813 (±$11,944) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Calvin Township?
8.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Calvin Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Calvin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (16%, 12 mi), Mishawaka (5%, 18 mi), LaGrange Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Calvin Township walkable?
Calvin Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Calvin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Calvin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calvin Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.