At 14.7%, unemployment in Easton Township is among the highest of any U.S. town
Hardly any work in Easton Township; the top destination outside it is Ionia (16%, 4 miles). Jobs and income earn Easton Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Easton Township, in brief
Easton Township is a place people come home to
There are 119 jobs based in Easton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Easton Township has about 2,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Easton Township and Ionia trade workers both ways
Ionia is the top workplace for Easton Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Easton Township come from (17% of its jobs). 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.
Where Easton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Easton Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #471 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Easton Township’s grade up (5.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
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, Easton Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Who commutes out of Easton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,221 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Easton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Where people from Easton Township work
Where Easton 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.
In Easton Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
119 jobs are based in Easton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Easton Township, 2011 → 2021: 68 → 119. 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 Easton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Easton Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Easton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,389 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Easton Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
In Easton Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Easton Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #623 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Easton 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 1,516 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). 2.2% of Easton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Easton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Easton Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 2,639th of 4,562 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,637 | North Sioux City SD | 3,036 | $72K | 11.0% | 5.1% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,638 | Hardwick MA | 2,736 | $75K | 11.0% | 4.7% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,639 | Easton Township MI | 3,136 | $76K | 5.7% | 14.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,640 | Green Acres CA | 3,382 | $80K | 8.2% | 16.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,641 | St. Joseph Township OH | 2,633 | $50K | 12.1% | 2.2% | 18% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Easton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 19% of Easton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Easton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Township | – | C+ | D | 27 min | $76,418 |
| Berlin Township | 3% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $74,250 |
| Ionia | 16% | B | B | 22 min | $63,978 |
| Keene Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $96,250 |
| Orleans Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 28 min | $62,978 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ionia. Darker towns draw more of Easton 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 Easton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Easton Township?
$76,418 (±$9,906) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Easton Township?
5.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Easton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Easton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ionia (16%, 4 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 26 mi), Ionia Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Easton Township walkable?
Easton Township is more walkable than 8% 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 Easton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Easton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Easton 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.