Most of Sullivan Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 14% across Michigan. Sullivan Township has 72 jobs, against 1,146 working residents. For jobs and income Sullivan Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sullivan Township, in a few figures
Sullivan Township is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Sullivan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sullivan Township has about 1,700 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Sullivan Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Sullivan Township
The poverty rate holds Sullivan Township’s grade up (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($65,156, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sullivan Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Sullivan Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,133 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Sullivan Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The daily trip from Sullivan Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivan Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,081 commuters (the 3% 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.
9% of working residents work in Muskegon
Where Sullivan Township clocks in
9% 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.
Sullivan Township makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivan Township, 2011 → 2021: 67 → 72. 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 Sullivan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sullivan Township
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.
In Sullivan Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,113 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). 3.9% of Sullivan Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sullivan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sullivan Township places 2,332nd of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,330 | Leesburg GA | 3,597 | $79K | 17.3% | 2.1% | 8% | B− |
| 2,331 | Pilot Township IL | 1,938 | $92K | 11.4% | 6.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,332 | Sullivan Township MI | 2,725 | $65K | 8.0% | 4.6% | 1% | B− |
| 2,333 | Brant NY | 1,925 | $90K | 16.4% | 3.8% | 8% | B− |
| 2,334 | Clifford Township PA | 2,092 | $85K | 7.7% | 8.0% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Sullivan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
11% of Sullivan Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Ravenna Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Township | – | B− | D− | 25 min | $65,156 |
| Fruitport Township | 5% | B | C | 21 min | $85,413 |
| Ravenna Township | 6% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $75,625 |
| Crockery Township | under 3% | A | D− | 23 min | $89,700 |
| Egelston Township | under 3% | C− | D | 25 min | $61,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivan Township?
$65,156 (±$10,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivan Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivan Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (9%, 10 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 26 mi), Ravenna Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Sullivan Township walkable?
Sullivan Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sullivan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sullivan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivan 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.