James M. Jameson Farm · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Most of Springport Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 225 jobs in Springport Township, and 733 of its residents work somewhere. Springport Township grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Springport Township is behind 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Springport Township
On income, poverty and job access, Springport Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Springport Township’s grade up (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($57,688, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Springport Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Springport Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Who commutes out of Springport Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 712 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 204 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Springport Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
19% of working residents work in Jackson
Where Springport Township clocks in
19% 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 kinds of work in Springport Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springport Township, 2011 → 2021: 262 → 225. 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 Springport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Springport Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springport Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 751 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Springport Township
About 24% 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 Springport Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springport Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 809 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). 6.0% of Springport Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,884th of 5,404: where Springport Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 132 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,882 | Decatur AR | 1,893 | $45K | 11.8% | 5.2% | 3% | C− |
| 3,883 | Cherry Grove-Shannon Township IL | 1,574 | $74K | 17.3% | 3.6% | 11% | C− |
| 3,884 | Springport Township MI | 2,142 | $58K | 16.5% | 4.6% | 3% | C− |
| 3,885 | Connellsville Township PA | 2,008 | $55K | 18.8% | 13.6% | 3% | C− |
| 3,886 | Keystone Heights FL | 1,579 | $80K | 18.2% | 4.4% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Springport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Springport Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springport Township | – | C− | C− | 28 min | $57,688 |
| Parma Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 24 min | $73,590 |
| Tompkins Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $86,551 |
| Hamlin Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $91,944 |
| Clarence Township | under 2% | C | D | 29 min | $66,955 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springport 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 Springport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springport Township?
$57,688 (±$7,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springport Township?
16.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springport Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springport Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (19%, 16 mi), Blackman Township (12%, 13 mi), Ann Arbor (5%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Springport Township walkable?
Springport Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springport 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.