At 2.3%, unemployment in Sandstone Township is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Sandstone Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in Sandstone Township; the top destination outside it is Jackson (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sandstone Township, in brief
Sandstone Township makes and builds things
81% of the jobs based in Sandstone Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sandstone Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Sandstone Township trades workers with the towns around it
Sandstone Township has about as many jobs (1,631) as working residents (1,450), but they are mostly different people: 1,367 residents leave for work each day while 1,548 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Sandstone Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Sandstone Township and Jackson trade workers both ways
Jackson is the top workplace for Sandstone Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Sandstone Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Sandstone Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sandstone Township went from 1,146 in 2011 to 1,631 in 2021, +42%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Sandstone Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Sandstone Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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 Sandstone Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sandstone Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #119 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment 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, Sandstone Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 81% of the jobs in Sandstone Township
1,631 jobs are based in Sandstone Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandstone Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,146 → 1,631. 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 Sandstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Sandstone Township
On a workday 1,367 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 1,548 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Sandstone Township’s residents
Where Sandstone Township clocks in
20% 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 Sandstone Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandstone Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,427 commuters (the 8% 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 Sandstone Township goes to work
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.
The commute in Sandstone Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sandstone Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #579 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,557 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). 2.0% of Sandstone Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sandstone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sandstone Township places 671st of 4,264 on jobs and income 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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| 669 | East Greenville PA | 3,154 | $87K | 7.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 670 | Sherman CT | 3,618 | $116K | 2.2% | 3.9% | 12% | A− |
| 671 | Sandstone Township MI | 3,873 | $98K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A− |
| 672 | Sorgho KY | 2,960 | $122K | 8.4% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| 673 | Keowee Key SC | 3,351 | $125K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
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| 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 Sandstone Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 18% of Sandstone Township
The biggest share goes to Blackman Township (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Township | – | A− | D | 26 min | $97,708 |
| Tompkins Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $86,551 |
| Parma Township | 1% | C− | D− | 24 min | $73,590 |
| Spring Arbor Township | 4% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $87,316 |
| Blackman Township | 13% | B− | C | 18 min | $60,810 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandstone 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 Sandstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandstone Township?
$97,708 (±$28,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandstone Township?
4.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandstone Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandstone Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (20%, 8 mi), Blackman Township (13%, 6 mi), Summit Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Sandstone Township walkable?
Sandstone Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sandstone 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 Sandstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandstone 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.