Most of Sumpter Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Sumpter Township are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Employers in Sumpter Township report 698 jobs for 3,833 working residents. Only 3% work in Sumpter Township; the top destination outside it is Detroit (8%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Sumpter Township apart on work
Sumpter Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sumpter Township went from 372 in 2011 to 698 in 2021, +88%. The jobs ↓
Sumpter Township is a place people come home to
There are 698 jobs based in Sumpter Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sumpter Township has about 8,200 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sumpter Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sumpter Township is Detroit, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (297) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Sumpter Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Sumpter Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sumpter Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #404 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Sumpter Township’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Sumpter Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Jobs in Sumpter Township: what the 698 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumpter Township, 2011 → 2021: 372 → 698. 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 Sumpter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Sumpter Township on a workday
On a workday 3,714 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 579 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,200 people are in Sumpter Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sumpter 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Sumpter Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sumpter Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,346 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.
Where Sumpter Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sumpter Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Sumpter Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sumpter Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #645 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Sumpter Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,773 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). 5.8% of Sumpter Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Sumpter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sumpter Township is 1,499th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,497 | Effingham IL | 12,406 | $72K | 14.6% | 2.6% | 48% | B− |
| 1,498 | Harrison Township IN | 13,718 | $67K | 9.0% | 4.4% | 26% | B− |
| 1,499 | Sumpter Township MI | 11,384 | $76K | 12.7% | 5.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,500 | Alpine Township MI | 14,034 | $68K | 11.2% | 5.5% | 5% | B− |
| 1,501 | Bel Air MD | 10,507 | $75K | 13.8% | 4.4% | 15% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Sumpter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Sumpter Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Van Buren Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumpter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumpter Township | – | B− | D | 29 min | $76,081 |
| Exeter Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $94,491 |
| Huron Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $92,832 |
| Van Buren Township | 5% | B− | C− | 24 min | $78,230 |
| Augusta Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $108,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sumpter 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 Sumpter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sumpter Township?
$76,081 (±$4,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumpter Township?
12.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumpter Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumpter Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (8%, 26 mi), Livonia (6%, 19 mi), Dearborn (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Sumpter Township walkable?
Sumpter Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sumpter Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sumpter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sumpter 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.