Stockbridge Town Hall · Photo: O. David Redwine · CC BY-SA 3.0Stockbridge Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 517 jobs in Stockbridge Township, against 1,156 working residents. The two grades for Stockbridge Township are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Stockbridge Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (11%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stockbridge Township: the figures worth knowing
Stockbridge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stockbridge Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stockbridge Township is Lansing, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (122) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Stockbridge Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stockbridge Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #220 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Stockbridge Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stockbridge Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily trip from Stockbridge Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockbridge Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,835 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Stockbridge Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 20% 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.
Who works in Stockbridge Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,056 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 417 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Stockbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 the trip to work from Stockbridge Township ends
Where Stockbridge Township clocks in
11% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Stockbridge Township: what the 517 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockbridge Township, 2011 → 2021: 607 → 517. 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 Stockbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Stockbridge Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stockbridge Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #326 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,014 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). 4.2% of Stockbridge Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Stockbridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Stockbridge Township ranks: 1,222nd of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 120 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,220 | Abingdon MD | 5,019 | $137K | 10.5% | 4.8% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,221 | Greenhills OH | 3,721 | $70K | 9.4% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,222 | Stockbridge Township MI | 3,998 | $80K | 5.9% | 2.6% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,223 | West DeLand FL | 3,632 | $76K | 6.5% | 3.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,224 | Red Bud IL | 3,761 | $72K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 21% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Stockbridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Stockbridge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Township | – | B+ | C+ | 35 min | $79,821 |
| Unadilla Township | under 2% | B | C− | 34 min | $71,771 |
| Bunker Hill Township | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $79,852 |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 34 min | $98,250 |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $74,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stockbridge Township?
$79,821 (±$14,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockbridge Township?
5.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockbridge Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockbridge Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (11%, 25 mi), Howell (4%, 17 mi), Meridian Township (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Stockbridge Township walkable?
Stockbridge Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stockbridge Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stockbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockbridge 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.