Booth-Dunham Estate · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Texas Township are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
2.5% of residents are in poverty (Michigan 13.2%). Texas Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 21% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Texas Township
Texas Township and Kalamazoo trade workers both ways
Kalamazoo is the top workplace for Texas Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Texas Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Texas Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Texas Township went from 3,507 in 2011 to 4,910 in 2021, +40%. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Texas Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Texas Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #129 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Texas Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Texas Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
24% of working residents work in Kalamazoo
Where Texas Township clocks in
24% 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.
The 4,910 jobs based in Texas Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Texas Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,507 → 4,910. 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 Texas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Texas Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7,446 residents head out to work, 430 work right here, and 4,480 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Texas Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Texas Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Texas Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,835 commuters (the 21% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Texas Township
About 15% 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.
In Texas Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Texas Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #473 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,686 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). 1.6% of Texas Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Texas Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
577th of 1,915: where Texas Township ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 575 | Eureka MO | 13,422 | $108K | 7.9% | 3.4% | 8% | A− |
| 576 | Prospect Heights IL | 15,552 | $85K | 7.3% | 3.5% | 3% | A− |
| 577 | Texas Township MI | 18,864 | $147K | 2.5% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
| 578 | Valinda CA | 20,962 | $100K | 8.1% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 579 | Glen Carbon IL | 13,898 | $97K | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4% | A− |
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| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Texas Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
26% of Texas Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Portage (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Texas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Township | – | A− | C− | 21 min | $147,128 |
| Oshtemo Township | 5% | C | B | 22 min | $58,020 |
| Antwerp Township | 4% | B | C+ | 22 min | $80,234 |
| Prairie Ronde Township | under 2% | A | D− | 26 min | $126,000 |
| Portage | 17% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $83,212 |
| Mattawan | under 2% | C | C+ | 17 min | $61,587 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Texas 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 Texas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Texas Township?
$147,128 (±$6,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Texas Township?
2.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Texas Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Texas Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (24%, 8 mi), Portage (17%, 6 mi), Oshtemo Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Texas Township walkable?
Texas Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Texas Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Texas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Texas 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.