Lockport TownshipMI
A town of 3,825.
Is Lockport Township a good place to live?
Lockport Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $198K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Sturgis area’s $66K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 533rd of 697 in Michigan. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Only 122 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Covered Bridge Park, at 22 acres.
98% of working residents leave Lockport Township for work
Where Lockport Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Lockport Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Lockport Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lockport Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lockport Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lockport Township.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lockport Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 354 in 2011 to 628.
Most working residents leave Lockport Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2011, Lockport Township has added 274 jobs, to 628 in 2021. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Lockport Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Lockport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Health in Lockport Township trails 66% of U.S. towns
Lockport Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 28% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lockport Township, against 27% in Michigan’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lockport Township.
| Lockport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lockport Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 17.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lockport Township
Lockport Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lockport Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lockport Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lockport Township has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
2.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Lockport Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lockport Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Covered Bridge Park | 0.2 mi | 22 |
| 2. Pahl Point Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Noah Lake Public Access | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lockport Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lockport Township
About 2 of every 100 Lockport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Lockport Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Lockport Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
Lockport Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lockport Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Township | #533 | C | B | — | B | C |
| Three Rivers | #580 | C− | B+ | D | B+ | C− |
| Nottawa Township | #483 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Park Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Fabius Township | #367 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
Park Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lockport Township, Nottawa Township, Park Township and Fabius Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lockport Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lockport Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lockport Township, MI a good place to live?
Lockport Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #533 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lockport Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.