Almost no one in Eureka Township’s labor force is looking for work
A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Eureka Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. There are 1,034 jobs in Eureka Township, against 1,602 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Eureka Township apart
Stores, warehouses and trucking
49% of the jobs in Eureka Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Eureka Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Eureka Township went from 663 in 2011 to 1,034 in 2021, +56%. The jobs ↓
Eureka Township and Greenville trade workers both ways
Greenville is the top workplace for Eureka Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Eureka Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eureka Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Eureka Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Eureka Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Eureka Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eureka Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #163 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Eureka Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Eureka Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in Eureka Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eureka Township, 2011 → 2021: 663 → 1,034. 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 Eureka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of working residents work in Greenville
Where Eureka Township clocks in
18% of workers
3% 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.
Eureka Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,556 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 988 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Eureka Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
How long Eureka Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eureka Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,986 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.
How far Eureka Township goes to work
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.
Eureka Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eureka Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #389 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% 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 2,167 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). 0.8% of Eureka Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eureka Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900, Eureka Township ranks 913th of 4,136 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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| 27 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 123 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 128 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 911 | Alva FL | 3,389 | $86K | 5.4% | 0.0% | 7% | A− |
| 912 | Chickamauga GA | 3,017 | $93K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A− |
| 913 | Eureka Township MI | 4,354 | $77K | 5.7% | 0.0% | 3% | A− |
| 914 | Pierson Township MI | 3,516 | $86K | 7.2% | 1.5% | 3% | A− |
| 915 | Nassau NY | 4,489 | $93K | 7.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A− |
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| 4,136 | 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 Eureka Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Eureka Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eureka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Township | – | A− | C | 27 min | $77,266 |
| Greenville | 18% | C | B | 24 min | $63,285 |
| Montcalm Township | under 3% | C | D− | 25 min | $71,293 |
| Fairplain Township | under 3% | D | D | 27 min | $56,406 |
| Oakfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 33 min | $103,411 |
| Otisco Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 39 min | $62,168 |
| Sidney Township | under 3% | D | D | 26 min | $60,050 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenville. Darker towns draw more of Eureka 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 Eureka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eureka Township?
$77,266 (±$16,475) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eureka Township?
5.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eureka Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eureka Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (18%, 2 mi), Grand Rapids (14%, 24 mi), Kentwood (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Eureka Township walkable?
Eureka Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eureka 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 Eureka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eureka 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.