La Salle Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
There are 83 jobs in La Salle Township, against 1,987 working residents. La Salle Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where La Salle Township stands out on work
La Salle Township is a place people come home to
There are 83 jobs based in La Salle Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday La Salle Township has about 2,700 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of La Salle Township workers cross into Ohio
22% of La Salle Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Toledo (12%) is one of 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for La Salle Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, La Salle Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #317 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds La Salle Township’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). 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 three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, La Salle Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of La Salle Township
On a workday 1,961 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in La Salle Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
12% of working residents work in Monroe
Where La Salle Township clocks in
12% 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.
The kinds of work in La Salle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Salle Township, 2011 → 2021: 217 → 83. 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 La Salle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for La Salle Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Salle Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,792 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from La Salle Township
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.
La Salle Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, La Salle Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #629 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place La Salle 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 1,880 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). 2.4% of La Salle Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of La Salle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
La Salle Township places 1,660th of 3,938 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 119 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 123 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 1,658 | Venersborg WA | 4,262 | $118K | 3.0% | 7.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,659 | Newcastle WY | 3,349 | $83K | 7.3% | 0.4% | 46% | B |
| 1,660 | La Salle Township MI | 4,591 | $86K | 9.7% | 4.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,661 | Gratis Township OH | 4,192 | $89K | 13.6% | 3.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,662 | Lanai City HI | 3,393 | $92K | 6.7% | 2.2% | 32% | B |
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| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 La Salle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to La Salle Township
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Salle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $85,531 |
| Monroe Township | 6% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $66,909 |
| Erie Township | 2% | B | C | 28 min | $71,250 |
| Luna Pier | under 3% | C | B | 27 min | $61,641 |
| Ida Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 32 min | $108,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Salle 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 La Salle Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Salle Township?
$85,531 (±$5,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Salle Township?
9.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Salle Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Salle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (12%, 6 mi), Toledo (12%, 14 mi), Frenchtown Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is La Salle Township walkable?
La Salle Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around La Salle 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 La Salle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Salle 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.