Benton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Benton Township itself; outside it, Lansing draws the most (21%, 12 miles). Employers in Benton Township report 216 jobs for 1,117 working residents. The two grades for Benton Township are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Benton Township apart
Inside Benton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Benton Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #245 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Benton Township’s grade up (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Benton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who commutes out of Benton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,102 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Benton Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Out of Benton Township to work: where people go
Where Benton Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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 Benton Township: what the 216 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Township, 2011 → 2021: 285 → 216. 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 Benton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Benton Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,100 commuters (the 16% 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 Benton Township
About 20% 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 Benton Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Benton Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #391 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,304 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). 3.7% of Benton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Benton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Benton Township ranks: 1,329th of 4,969 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,327 | McMillan WI | 2,085 | $113K | 3.6% | 4.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,328 | Filer ID | 3,026 | $65K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,329 | Benton Township MI | 2,776 | $97K | 4.9% | 5.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,330 | Little Traverse Township MI | 2,622 | $88K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,331 | Warner NH | 2,902 | $94K | 8.4% | 1.3% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Benton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Benton Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Windsor Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | B+ | C | 24 min | $97,222 |
| Potterville | 2% | B | C | 20 min | $64,693 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 27 min | $74,342 |
| Oneida Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $93,214 |
| Eaton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $97,398 |
| Windsor Township | 4% | A | C− | 22 min | $105,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Township?
$97,222 (±$11,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
4.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (21%, 12 mi), Delta Township (10%, 8 mi), Charlotte (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Benton Township walkable?
Benton Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Benton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.