Photo: Michael Boyd · CC BY 3.0Springvale Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Springvale Township report 141 jobs, against 784 working residents. For jobs and income Springvale Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Springvale Township apart on work
Springvale Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Springvale Township’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
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, Springvale Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who works in Springvale Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 776 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Springvale Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
22% of working residents work in Petoskey
Where Springvale Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
55% of the jobs in Springvale Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springvale Township, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 141. 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 Springvale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Springvale 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 Springvale Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,155 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Springvale Township
About 19% 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.
Springvale Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,224 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). 0.5% of Springvale Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Springvale Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Springvale Township comes 1,791st on jobs and income
| # | 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 1,789 | Enterprise UT | 2,445 | $91K | 2.4% | 1.6% | 13% | B |
| 1,790 | Bogard Township IN | 1,588 | $77K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 8% | B |
| 1,791 | Springvale Township MI | 2,122 | $102K | 3.2% | 4.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,792 | Genoa NY | 1,782 | $93K | 6.6% | 1.2% | 10% | B |
| 1,793 | Berlin NY | 1,695 | $80K | 6.6% | 2.2% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Springvale Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 14% of Springvale Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Bear Creek Township (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springvale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Township | – | B | D | 26 min | $102,083 |
| Littlefield Township | 2% | B | B | 18 min | $85,262 |
| Bear Creek Township | 12% | B− | B | 20 min | $71,090 |
| Chandler Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mentor Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chandler Township and Mentor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springvale 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 Springvale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springvale Township?
$102,083 (±$17,917) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springvale Township?
3.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springvale Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springvale Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (22%, 8 mi), Bear Creek Township (12%, 5 mi), Little Traverse Township (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Springvale Township walkable?
Springvale Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springvale Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springvale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springvale 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.