Baltimore Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 75 jobs in Baltimore Township; 729 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Baltimore Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Only 1% work in Baltimore Township; the top destination outside it is Battle Creek (15%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Baltimore Township: the gist
Baltimore Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Baltimore Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baltimore Township has about 1,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Baltimore Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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; with 729 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Baltimore Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Baltimore Township’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Baltimore 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Baltimore Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who leaves Baltimore Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 719 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Baltimore Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Baltimore Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baltimore Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 709 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 Baltimore Township goes to work
Where Baltimore Township clocks in
15% of workers
4% 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 Baltimore Township: what the 75 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baltimore Township, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 75. 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 Baltimore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Baltimore 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.
The commute in Baltimore Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Baltimore Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Baltimore 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 777 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). 6.0% of Baltimore Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Baltimore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Baltimore Township places 2,530th of 5,509 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,528 | Callender CA | 2,230 | $136K | 16.5% | 6.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,529 | Edgard LA | 1,482 | $69K | 11.2% | 10.3% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,530 | Baltimore Township MI | 2,000 | $77K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,531 | Washington Township PA | 1,634 | $66K | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,532 | Falls Township PA | 1,677 | $74K | 11.6% | 4.6% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Baltimore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Baltimore Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baltimore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Township | – | C+ | D− | 30 min | $76,583 |
| Hastings Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $78,538 |
| Hope Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 42 min | $99,427 |
| Maple Grove Township | under 3% | C | C− | 31 min | $84,500 |
| Johnstown Township | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $81,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baltimore 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 Baltimore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Baltimore Township?
$76,583 (±$15,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baltimore Township?
8.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baltimore Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baltimore Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Battle Creek (15%, 18 mi), Hastings (10%, 7 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Baltimore Township walkable?
Baltimore Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Baltimore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baltimore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baltimore 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.