Eaton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Eaton Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Employers in Eaton Township report 404 jobs; 1,633 of its residents have a job. Eaton Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Eaton Township stands out on work
Eaton Township makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in Eaton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Eaton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Eaton Township is a place people come home to
There are 404 jobs based in Eaton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eaton Township has about 2,800 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 Eaton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eaton Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #114 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 63% 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, Eaton Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
In Eaton Township, 64% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eaton Township, 2011 → 2021: 387 → 404. 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 Eaton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Eaton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,606 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 377 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Eaton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
18% of working residents work in Lansing
Where Eaton Township clocks in
18% of workers
18% 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.
Commuting from Eaton Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eaton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,039 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.
Where in the region Eaton Township works
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Eaton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eaton Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #620 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Eaton 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 2,205 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). 6.2% of Eaton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eaton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Eaton Township next to U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400: 639th of 4,177 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 120 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 637 | North El Monte CA | 4,086 | $99K | 8.0% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 638 | McDonald OH | 3,096 | $82K | 6.7% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 639 | Eaton Township MI | 4,009 | $97K | 6.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A− |
| 640 | Greenville NY | 4,682 | $123K | 4.2% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 641 | Harlan Township OH | 5,336 | $108K | 5.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A− |
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| 4,177 | 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 Eaton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
18% of Eaton Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eaton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $97,398 |
| Charlotte | 18% | B− | A− | 19 min | $62,681 |
| Carmel Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 22 min | $95,083 |
| Eaton Rapids Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $82,906 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 24 min | $97,222 |
| Brookfield Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $87,083 |
| Walton Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $89,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Charlotte. Darker towns draw more of Eaton 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 Eaton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eaton Township?
$97,398 (±$13,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eaton Township?
6.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eaton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eaton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (18%, 16 mi), Charlotte (18%, 4 mi), Delta Township (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Eaton Township walkable?
Eaton Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eaton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eaton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eaton 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.