Photo: Tim Kiser · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Port Sheldon Township works elsewhere
There are 397 jobs in Port Sheldon Township; 2,278 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Port Sheldon Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Port Sheldon Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Port Sheldon Township, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Port Sheldon Township
61% of Port Sheldon Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Port Sheldon Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Port Sheldon Township is a place people come home to
There are 397 jobs based in Port Sheldon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Port Sheldon Township has about 3,600 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Port Sheldon Township and Holland Township trade workers both ways
Holland Township is the top workplace for Port Sheldon Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Port Sheldon Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Port Sheldon Township pay little
28% of the jobs based in Port Sheldon Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 41% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
How Port Sheldon Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Port Sheldon Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #150 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Port Sheldon Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, 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, Port Sheldon Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Port Sheldon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Sheldon Township, 2011 → 2021: 201 → 397. 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 Port Sheldon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Port Sheldon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,231 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 350 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Port Sheldon Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
18% of working residents work in Holland Township
Where Port Sheldon Township clocks in
18% of workers
17% 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 daily trip from Port Sheldon Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Sheldon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,198 commuters (the 12% 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.
Port Sheldon Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Port Sheldon Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Port Sheldon Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #558 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Port Sheldon 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 2,504 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Port Sheldon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Port Sheldon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400, Port Sheldon Township ranks 841st of 3,612 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 124 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 839 | Sugar Creek Township OH | 4,369 | $81K | 1.6% | 3.0% | 15% | A− |
| 840 | Northlake SC | 4,390 | $90K | 8.8% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| 841 | Port Sheldon Township MI | 5,480 | $107K | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2% | A− |
| 842 | Hebron KY | 6,407 | $107K | 10.0% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| 843 | Fruit Hill OH | 4,200 | $107K | 6.8% | 4.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,612 | 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 Port Sheldon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Port Sheldon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Olive Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Sheldon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Sheldon Township | – | A− | D | 23 min | $107,400 |
| Grand Haven Township | under 2% | A | C | 21 min | $99,592 |
| Olive Township | 6% | A | D | 19 min | $80,208 |
| Park Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Sheldon 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 Port Sheldon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Port Sheldon Township?
$107,400 (±$24,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Sheldon Township?
2.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Sheldon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Sheldon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland Township (18%, 8 mi), Holland (17%, 10 mi), Zeeland (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Port Sheldon Township walkable?
Port Sheldon Township is more walkable than 14% 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 Port Sheldon Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Sheldon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Sheldon 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.