With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Crockery Township works elsewhere
Crockery Township has 734 jobs for 2,081 working residents. Jobs and income earn Crockery Township A; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 5% work in Crockery Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Haven (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Crockery Township
Crockery Township makes and builds things
56% of the jobs based in Crockery Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Crockery Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Crockery Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Crockery Township went from 479 in 2011 to 734 in 2021, +53%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Crockery Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crockery Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #104 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Crockery Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
56% of the jobs in Crockery Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crockery Township, 2011 → 2021: 479 → 734. 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 Crockery Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Crockery Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,987 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 640 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Crockery Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The places Crockery Township commutes to
Where Crockery Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from Crockery Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crockery Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,140 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Crockery Township
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.
In Crockery Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crockery Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #683 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Crockery Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,350 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Crockery Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crockery Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Crockery Township next to U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,500: 587th of 3,946 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 124 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 585 | Madison OH | 3,427 | $95K | 4.1% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| 586 | Salem CT | 4,324 | $123K | 6.2% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| 587 | Crockery Township MI | 4,784 | $90K | 2.4% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 588 | New Ipswich NH | 5,467 | $111K | 1.4% | 2.4% | 12% | A |
| 589 | Wallace FL | 4,202 | $116K | 5.7% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,946 | 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 Crockery Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
11% of Crockery Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Spring Lake Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crockery Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockery Township | – | A | D− | 23 min | $89,700 |
| Robinson Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 22 min | $98,947 |
| Spring Lake Township | 8% | A | C | 23 min | $97,451 |
| Polkton Township | under 3% | A | D− | 24 min | $112,708 |
| Fruitport Township | 3% | B | C | 21 min | $85,413 |
| Sullivan Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $65,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crockery 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 Crockery Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crockery Township?
$89,700 (±$10,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crockery Township?
2.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crockery Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crockery Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Haven (9%, 7 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 23 mi), Spring Lake Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Crockery Township walkable?
Crockery Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crockery Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crockery Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crockery 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.