Unemployment in Eagle Township (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Eagle Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (20%, 13 miles). For jobs and income Eagle Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (B). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Eagle Township, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Eagle Township
63% of Eagle Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Eagle Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Eagle Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Eagle Township’s own working residents. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Eagle Township
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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, Eagle Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
What the 500 jobs in Eagle Township are
500 jobs are based in Eagle Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Township, 2011 → 2021: 293 → 500. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Eagle Township
On a workday 1,108 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 460 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.44 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.
The places Eagle Township commutes to
Where Eagle Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% 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.
How long Eagle Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,143 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Eagle Township works
About 19% 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 Eagle Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,302 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). 0.8% of Eagle Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eagle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Eagle Township ranks: 325th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 222 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 323 | St. Henry OH | 2,624 | $116K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 16% | A |
| 324 | Pleasant Ridge MI | 2,592 | $171K | 2.5% | 5.7% | 2% | A |
| 325 | Eagle Township MI | 2,802 | $92K | 3.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A |
| 326 | Niwot CO | 3,447 | $146K | 2.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| 327 | Pinckney MI | 2,333 | $97K | 4.5% | 1.5% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Eagle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Eagle Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Westphalia Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | – | A | B | 24 min | $91,582 |
| Grand Ledge | 2% | B | B+ | 20 min | $68,980 |
| Watertown Township | 2% | A | D | 21 min | $114,870 |
| Wacousta | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Danby Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $92,768 |
| Oneida Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $93,214 |
| Westphalia Township | 4% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $92,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wacousta: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Township?
$91,582 (±$17,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Township?
3.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (20%, 13 mi), Delta Township (9%, 9 mi), East Lansing (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Eagle Township walkable?
Eagle Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle 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.