At 14.5%, unemployment in Castleton Township is among the highest of any U.S. town
Jobs and income earn Castleton Township D; getting around on foot earns it B−. 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Only 4% work in Castleton Township; the top destination outside it is Hastings (9%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Castleton Township, in a few figures
Castleton Township is a place people come home to
There are 256 jobs based in Castleton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Castleton Township has about 2,500 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Castleton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Castleton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Castleton Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns, #660 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Castleton Township’s grade up (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Castleton Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
A workday in Castleton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,170 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Castleton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Castleton Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castleton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,313 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.
The places Castleton Township commutes to
Where Castleton Township clocks in
Lines 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.
The kinds of work in Castleton Township
256 jobs are based in Castleton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castleton Township, 2011 → 2021: 331 → 256. 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 Castleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Castleton Township
About 18% 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.
Few in Castleton Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Castleton Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #271 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,392 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). 6.3% of Castleton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Castleton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Castleton Township ranks 3,926th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,924 | Christopher IL | 2,607 | $48K | 20.8% | 7.4% | 8% | D |
| 3,925 | Gibson City IL | 3,371 | $43K | 14.3% | 8.9% | 34% | D |
| 3,926 | Castleton Township MI | 3,425 | $59K | 15.0% | 14.5% | 4% | D |
| 3,927 | Elizabeth Township OH | 2,415 | $61K | 18.5% | 4.5% | 5% | D |
| 3,928 | Goulding FL | 3,734 | $29K | 35.4% | 11.1% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Castleton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Castleton Township
The biggest share goes to Hastings Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Township | – | D | B− | 29 min | $59,444 |
| Maple Grove Township | under 3% | C | C− | 31 min | $84,500 |
| Hastings Township | 3% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $78,538 |
| Woodland Township | 3% | B− | B− | 25 min | $74,489 |
| Vermontville Township | under 3% | C | C− | 33 min | $70,000 |
| Nashville | under 3% | C | B+ | 29 min | $56,143 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Castleton 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 Castleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Castleton Township?
$59,444 (±$11,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castleton Township?
15.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castleton Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castleton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (9%, 8 mi), Odessa Township (6%, 11 mi), Grand Rapids (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Castleton Township walkable?
Castleton Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Castleton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Castleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castleton 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.