Most of Lockport Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lockport Township report 628 jobs for 1,677 working residents. For jobs and income Lockport Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (D). Only 2% stay in Lockport Township for work; outside it, Three Rivers is the main destination (18%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lockport Township
Lockport Township makes and builds things
82% of the jobs based in Lockport Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lockport Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
Lockport Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lockport Township went from 354 in 2011 to 628 in 2021, +77%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Lockport Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Lockport Township’s grade up (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, poverty and unemployment, Lockport Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
82% of the jobs in Lockport Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockport Township, 2011 → 2021: 354 → 628. 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 Lockport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lockport Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,650 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 601 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Lockport Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Lockport Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lockport Township clocks in
18% 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.
The trip to work from Lockport Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockport Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,579 commuters (the 7% 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 Lockport Township
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.
Lockport Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,703 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). 4.3% of Lockport Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lockport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,964th of 4,264: where Lockport Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 2,962 | Larned KS | 3,596 | $56K | 14.0% | 1.8% | 24% | C |
| 2,963 | Mondovi WI | 2,853 | $54K | 13.3% | 3.4% | 22% | C |
| 2,964 | Lockport Township MI | 3,825 | $74K | 13.0% | 6.9% | 2% | C |
| 2,965 | Alexandria NY | 3,632 | $85K | 7.1% | 7.1% | 27% | C |
| 2,966 | Greene Township PA | 4,428 | $86K | 17.9% | 7.0% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Lockport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Lockport Township and its neighbors: 23% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Township | – | C | D | 24 min | $73,929 |
| Three Rivers | 18% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $49,503 |
| Nottawa Township | 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $62,094 |
| Park Township | 2% | B | D− | 20 min | $78,750 |
| Fabius Township | under 3% | B | D− | 24 min | $95,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Three Rivers. Darker towns draw more of Lockport 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 Lockport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lockport Township?
$73,929 (±$17,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockport Township?
13.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockport Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockport Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Three Rivers (18%, 3 mi), Kalamazoo (5%, 24 mi), Portage (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lockport Township walkable?
Lockport Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lockport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockport 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.