Photo: Drdpw · CC BY-SA 4.0Fawn River Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
41 jobs are based in Fawn River Township for 638 working residents. Fawn River Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Hardly any work in Fawn River Township; the top destination outside it is Sturgis (25%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Fawn River Township, in brief
Fawn River Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Fawn River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fawn River Township has about 930 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Fawn River Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fawn River Township fell from 384 in 2011 to 41 in 2021, −89%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Fawn River Township workers cross into Indiana
24% of Fawn River Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Elkhart (5%), York Township (3%) and Middlebury (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 638 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fawn River Township
On income, poverty and job access, Fawn River Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Fawn River Township’s grade up ($79,167, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Fawn River 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, Fawn River Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Fawn River Township by day and by night
On a workday 632 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Fawn River Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
What Fawn River Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fawn River Township, 2011 → 2021: 384 → 41. 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 Fawn River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Fawn River Township ends
Where Fawn River Township clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
From Fawn River Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fawn River Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 576 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Fawn River Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 18% 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.
In Fawn River Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fawn River Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 641 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 Fawn River Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fawn River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fawn River Township is 2,547th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,545 | Wakarusa IN | 2,005 | $74K | 8.5% | 10.1% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,546 | St. Marys Township IN | 1,301 | $89K | 11.9% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,547 | Fawn River Township MI | 1,527 | $79K | 12.0% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,548 | Sycamore Township OH | 1,441 | $64K | 5.4% | 7.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,549 | Nokomis WI | 1,425 | $91K | 8.4% | 1.1% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Fawn River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 27% of Fawn River Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fawn River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn River Township | – | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $79,167 |
| Sturgis | 25% | C− | C+ | 19 min | $62,710 |
| Burr Oak Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $67,273 |
| Noble Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sturgis. Darker towns draw more of Fawn River 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 Fawn River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fawn River Township?
$79,167 (±$25,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fawn River Township?
12.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fawn River Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fawn River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sturgis (25%, 4 mi), Sturgis Township (6%, 7 mi), Elkhart (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fawn River Township walkable?
Fawn River Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fawn River 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 Fawn River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fawn River 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.