Making a living in Tekonsha Township
The two grades for Tekonsha Township are C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 4% work in Tekonsha Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (17%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Tekonsha Township in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Tekonsha Township
50% of Tekonsha Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 25% of the jobs based in Tekonsha Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Tekonsha Township pay little
27% of the jobs based in Tekonsha Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Tekonsha Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 32 minutes). 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; with 538 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Tekonsha Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Tekonsha Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Tekonsha Township’s grade.
Unemployment (6.8%) is left out: Tekonsha 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Tekonsha Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The kinds of work in Tekonsha Township
496 jobs are based in Tekonsha Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tekonsha Township, 2011 → 2021: 247 → 496. 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 Tekonsha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Tekonsha Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tekonsha Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 508 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 519 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 477 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Tekonsha Township: the destinations
Where Tekonsha Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
How many miles Tekonsha Township commutes
About 23% 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.
Getting around Tekonsha Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tekonsha Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 553 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 Tekonsha Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tekonsha Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Tekonsha Township comes 3,430th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,428 | Adams NY | 1,636 | $64K | 8.9% | 1.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,429 | Sherwood Township MI | 1,983 | $65K | 9.9% | 6.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,430 | Tekonsha Township MI | 1,579 | $69K | 15.4% | 6.8% | 4% | C |
| 3,431 | Wayne Township OH | 1,310 | $64K | 10.0% | 0.0% | <1% | C |
| 3,432 | Round Lake WI | 1,148 | $62K | 5.8% | 3.3% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Tekonsha Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Tekonsha Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tekonsha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tekonsha Township | – | C | B− | 18 min | $69,375 |
| Fredonia Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 24 min | $80,938 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $74,167 |
| Clarendon Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $77,232 |
| Girard Township | under 2% | C | D− | 22 min | $77,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tekonsha 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 Tekonsha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tekonsha Township?
$69,375 (±$17,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tekonsha Township?
15.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tekonsha Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tekonsha Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (17%, 10 mi), Coldwater (10%, 12 mi), Battle Creek (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Tekonsha Township walkable?
Tekonsha Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tekonsha 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 Tekonsha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tekonsha 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.