Most of Eckford Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Eckford Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−). 151 jobs are based in Eckford Township, and 519 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Eckford Township in brief
Where Eckford Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Eckford Township’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (7.7%) is left out: Eckford Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Eckford Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
In and out of Eckford Township on a workday
On a workday 512 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Eckford Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
14% of working residents work in Marshall
Where Eckford Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Eckford Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eckford Township, 2011 → 2021: 267 → 151. 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 Eckford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Eckford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eckford Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 453 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Eckford Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Getting around Eckford Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 488 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). 1.4% of Eckford Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eckford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,003rd of 4,866: where Eckford Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,001 | Lincoln Township PA | 1,423 | $81K | 2.4% | 0.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,002 | East Lackawannock Township PA | 1,635 | $80K | 6.4% | 0.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,003 | Eckford Township MI | 1,282 | $83K | 5.3% | 7.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,004 | Franklin WI | 1,249 | $80K | 7.7% | 1.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,005 | Hustisford WI | 1,350 | $94K | 7.9% | 14.2% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Eckford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 14% of Eckford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eckford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckford Township | – | B+ | C− | 24 min | $82,500 |
| Marshall | 14% | B− | A− | 21 min | $76,050 |
| Fredonia Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 24 min | $80,938 |
| Albion Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 26 min | $75,990 |
| Marengo Township | under 3% | B− | D | 20 min | $85,450 |
| Clarendon Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 29 min | $77,232 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marshall. Darker towns draw more of Eckford 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 Eckford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eckford Township?
$82,500 (±$14,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eckford Township?
5.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eckford Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eckford Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (14%, 7 mi), Battle Creek (11%, 19 mi), Homer Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Eckford Township walkable?
Eckford Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eckford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eckford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eckford 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.