Elbridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 62 jobs in Elbridge Township, and 375 of its residents work somewhere. Elbridge Township grades C− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Hardly any stay in Elbridge Township for work; outside it, Hart is the main destination (13%, 8 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 Elbridge Township
Elbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Elbridge Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elbridge Township has about 700 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 375 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Elbridge Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Elbridge Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Elbridge Township’s grade up ($80,833, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.3%) is left out: Elbridge 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, Elbridge Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
How a workday changes Elbridge Township
On a workday 373 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Elbridge 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Elbridge Township
About 30% 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.
Where Elbridge Township goes to work
Where Elbridge 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.
Goods, not services: 35% of the jobs in Elbridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elbridge Township, 2011 → 2021: 194 → 62. 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 Elbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Elbridge Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elbridge Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 17% 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.
Getting around Elbridge Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Elbridge Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 393 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). 1.1% of Elbridge Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Elbridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Elbridge Township ranks 2,096th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
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| 2,094 | North English IA | 1,041 | $55K | 10.3% | 3.7% | 7% | C− |
| 2,095 | Fletcher OK | 1,274 | $71K | 19.7% | 4.6% | 3% | C− |
| 2,096 | Elbridge Township MI | 1,009 | $81K | 14.9% | 5.3% | 1% | C− |
| 2,097 | Oakland WI | 1,024 | $63K | 9.2% | 3.2% | 2% | C− |
| 2,098 | Blades DE | 1,372 | $57K | 13.0% | 11.9% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Elbridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Elbridge Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hart Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbridge Township | – | C− | C | 21 min | $80,833 |
| Crystal Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hart Township | 8% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Leavitt Township | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ferry Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 30 min | $54,601 |
Same-state neighbors only. Crystal Township and Leavitt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hart Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elbridge 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 Elbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elbridge Township?
$80,833 (±$30,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elbridge Township?
14.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elbridge Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elbridge Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hart (13%, 8 mi), Hart Township (8%, 6 mi), Colfax Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Elbridge Township walkable?
Elbridge Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elbridge Township without a car?
1% 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 Elbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elbridge 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.