Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Constantine Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Constantine Township has 905 jobs for 1,858 working residents. The two grades for Constantine Township are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Constantine Township apart on work
Many Constantine Township workers cross into Indiana
40% of Constantine Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Elkhart (11%), Middlebury (5%) and Goshen (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Constantine Township makes and builds things
68% of the jobs based in Constantine Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Constantine Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 49%. The jobs ↓
Few Constantine Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Constantine Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Constantine Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #511 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Constantine Township’s grade up (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, Constantine Township could be anywhere from C to B.
11% of working residents work in Elkhart
Where Constantine Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 68% of the jobs in Constantine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Constantine Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,169 → 905. 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 Constantine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Constantine Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Constantine Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,742 commuters (the 4% 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.
Constantine Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,695 residents head out to work, 163 work right here, and 742 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Constantine Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Constantine Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
For most of Constantine Township, work means a drive
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 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,820 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). 2.9% of Constantine Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Constantine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Constantine Township is 2,801st among 4,283 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 121 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 127 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 2,799 | Soda Springs ID | 3,165 | $57K | 12.0% | 1.0% | 40% | C+ |
| 2,800 | South Hill VA | 4,889 | $66K | 15.3% | 2.6% | 24% | C+ |
| 2,801 | Constantine Township MI | 4,043 | $74K | 11.8% | 7.2% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,802 | Elgin OK | 3,653 | $96K | 11.1% | 7.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,803 | Washington Township KS | 3,543 | $66K | 10.2% | 4.1% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | 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 Constantine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Constantine Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Constantine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine Township | – | C+ | D | 22 min | $73,926 |
| Florence Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 22 min | $62,868 |
| Porter Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $79,681 |
| Mottville Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $70,441 |
| Fabius Township | under 3% | B | D− | 24 min | $95,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Constantine 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 Constantine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Constantine Township?
$73,926 (±$4,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Constantine Township?
11.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Constantine Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Constantine Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (11%, 17 mi), Three Rivers (7%, 8 mi), Middlebury (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Constantine Township walkable?
Constantine Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Constantine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Constantine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Constantine 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.