Household incomes in Edwardsburg are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Edwardsburg are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. Below the poverty line: 18.0% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Edwardsburg at work: what stands out
Many Edwardsburg workers cross into Indiana
57% of Edwardsburg workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Elkhart (20%), South Bend (8%) and Mishawaka (7%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Edwardsburg workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 612 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Edwardsburg
On income, poverty and job access, Edwardsburg is better than 28% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Edwardsburg’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($52,500, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Edwardsburg’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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Edwardsburg could be anywhere from C− to B−.
20% of working residents work in Elkhart
Where Edwardsburg clocks in
20% 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 Edwardsburg: about 22 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 Edwardsburg workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 630 commuters (the 4% 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.
In and out of Edwardsburg on a workday
On a workday 575 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 517 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Edwardsburg
554 jobs are based in Edwardsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edwardsburg, 2011 → 2021: 431 → 554. 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 Edwardsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Edwardsburg commutes
About 17% 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 Edwardsburg: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edwardsburg is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 654 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). 6.0% of Edwardsburg households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Edwardsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Edwardsburg places 2,841st of 4,866 on jobs and income 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 2,839 | Mount Pleasant Township PA | 1,463 | $84K | 12.6% | 5.2% | 3% | C |
| 2,840 | Eldred Township PA | 1,341 | $74K | 11.1% | 6.7% | 2% | C |
| 2,841 | Edwardsburg MI | 1,286 | $53K | 18.0% | 2.9% | 6% | C |
| 2,842 | Glen Alpine NC | 1,552 | $70K | 11.0% | 6.7% | <1% | C |
| 2,843 | Green Township IN | 1,002 | $87K | 20.4% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Edwardsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
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 Edwardsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Edwardsburg?
$52,500 (±$12,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edwardsburg?
18.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edwardsburg?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edwardsburg work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (20%, 10 mi), Ontwa Township (10%, 2 mi), South Bend (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Edwardsburg walkable?
Edwardsburg is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edwardsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edwardsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edwardsburg
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.