With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Florence Township works elsewhere
Florence Township has 70 jobs, and 516 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Florence Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Hardly any work in Florence Township; the top destination outside it is Three Rivers (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Florence Township and work: the main findings
Florence Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Florence Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Florence Township has about 700 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Florence Township workers cross into Indiana
22% of Florence Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Middlebury (4%), Elkhart (4%) and Goshen (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 516 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Florence Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Florence Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Florence Township’s grade up (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (23.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Florence 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Florence Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
How many people are in Florence Township by day
On a workday 513 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Florence 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.
Commuting out of Florence Township: the destinations
Where Florence Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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 30% of work in Florence Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florence Township, 2011 → 2021: 60 → 70. 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 Florence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Florence Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florence Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 549 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where in the region Florence Township works
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.
Most trips from Florence Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Florence Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 1.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 630 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). 0.6% of Florence Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Florence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Florence Township is 2,671st of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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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| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,669 | Wilson NY | 1,210 | $61K | 23.2% | 7.4% | 12% | C− |
| 2,670 | Lucama NC | 1,052 | $55K | 20.1% | 12.4% | 1% | C− |
| 2,671 | Florence Township MI | 1,142 | $63K | 23.9% | 3.3% | 1% | C− |
| 2,672 | New Pekin IN | 1,378 | $51K | 19.5% | 1.7% | <1% | C− |
| 2,673 | Arma KS | 1,398 | $51K | 12.4% | 10.0% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 Florence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Florence Township
The biggest share goes to Constantine Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | – | C− | D− | 22 min | $62,868 |
| Constantine Township | 3% | C+ | D | 22 min | $73,926 |
| White Pigeon Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 17 min | $71,071 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | B | C− | 21 min | $83,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florence 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 Florence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Florence Township?
$62,868 (±$7,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florence Township?
23.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florence Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florence Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Three Rivers (11%, 6 mi), Sturgis (9%, 10 mi), Nottawa Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Florence Township walkable?
Florence Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 1.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florence 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 Florence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florence 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.