Household incomes in Fillmore Township top those of 68% of U.S. towns
Fillmore Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Poverty touches 3.4% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). Only 6% work in Fillmore Township itself; outside it, Holland draws the most (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fillmore Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Fillmore Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Fillmore Township: Holland (22%), Holland Township (12%) and Laketown Township (2%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Fillmore Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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.
What’s behind Fillmore Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fillmore Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #151 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Fillmore Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
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, Fillmore Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Getting to work from Fillmore Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fillmore Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,134 commuters (the 9% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Fillmore Township
On a workday 1,331 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 934 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Fillmore Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Where Fillmore Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fillmore Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Fillmore Township
1,015 jobs are based in Fillmore Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fillmore Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,320 → 1,015. 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 Fillmore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Fillmore Township commutes
About 15% 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.
Most of Fillmore Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fillmore Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #463 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Fillmore 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 1,242 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). 3.3% of Fillmore Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fillmore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fillmore Township places 797th of 4,618 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 795 | Park City TN | 2,813 | $95K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 2% | A− |
| 796 | White River Township IN | 2,340 | $82K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2% | A− |
| 797 | Fillmore Township MI | 2,934 | $90K | 3.4% | 4.5% | 6% | A− |
| 798 | Washington Township PA | 3,175 | $89K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 6% | A− |
| 799 | Metzger OR | 3,714 | $91K | 7.6% | 3.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Fillmore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 37% of Fillmore Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fillmore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore Township | – | A− | C− | 18 min | $90,142 |
| Holland | 22% | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Manlius Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,646 |
| Overisel Township | 1% | A | C− | 21 min | $101,331 |
| Laketown Township | 2% | A | D | 21 min | $91,989 |
| Holland Township | 12% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holland. Darker towns draw more of Fillmore 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 Fillmore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fillmore Township?
$90,142 (±$15,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fillmore Township?
3.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fillmore Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fillmore Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (22%, 4 mi), Holland Township (12%, 7 mi), Zeeland (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fillmore Township walkable?
Fillmore Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fillmore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fillmore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fillmore 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.