At 9.9%, unemployment in Egelston Township is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. The two grades for Egelston Township are C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% stay in Egelston Township for work; outside it, Muskegon is the main destination (18%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Egelston Township
Egelston Township makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Egelston Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Egelston Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Egelston Township and Muskegon trade workers both ways
Muskegon is the top workplace for Egelston Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Egelston Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Egelston Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,325 jobs based in Egelston Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Egelston Township has about 8,200 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Egelston Township 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.
Where Egelston Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Egelston Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #582 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Egelston Township’s grade up (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
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, poverty and unemployment, Egelston Township could be anywhere from D to B.
46% of the jobs in Egelston Township make or build things
1,325 jobs are based in Egelston Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egelston Township, 2011 → 2021: 987 → 1,325. 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 Egelston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Egelston Township: the destinations
Where Egelston Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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 daily commute in and out of Egelston Township
On a workday 4,293 residents head out to work, 278 work right here, and 1,047 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,200 people are in Egelston Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Egelston Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egelston Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,660 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.
The commute from Egelston Township, by distance
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.
For most of Egelston Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Egelston Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #586 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Egelston 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 4,833 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). 1.9% of Egelston Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Egelston Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Egelston Township ranks 2,054th of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,052 | Garden City GA | 10,513 | $48K | 12.8% | 8.6% | 8% | C− |
| 2,053 | Galion OH | 10,370 | $52K | 15.2% | 5.0% | 20% | C− |
| 2,054 | Egelston Township MI | 11,445 | $61K | 11.2% | 9.9% | 6% | C− |
| 2,055 | North Union Township PA | 11,368 | $54K | 18.8% | 4.6% | 15% | C− |
| 2,056 | Saks AL | 10,681 | $50K | 20.0% | 3.9% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Egelston Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Egelston Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Muskegon Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egelston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egelston Township | – | C− | D | 25 min | $61,432 |
| Muskegon Township | 5% | C− | C | 22 min | $54,962 |
| Moorland Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 27 min | $74,167 |
| Sullivan Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $65,156 |
| Cedar Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 26 min | $73,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Egelston 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 Egelston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Egelston Township?
$61,432 (±$7,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egelston Township?
11.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egelston Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egelston Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (18%, 9 mi), Norton Shores (7%, 10 mi), Muskegon Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Egelston Township walkable?
Egelston Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Egelston 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 Egelston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egelston 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.