Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Bertrand Township top those of 77% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents, against 13.2% across Michigan. Jobs and income earn Bertrand Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 5% stay in Bertrand Township for work; outside it, South Bend is the main destination (18%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bertrand Township, in brief
Many Bertrand Township workers cross into Indiana
40% of Bertrand Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, South Bend (18%), Mishawaka (7%) and Elkhart (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Bertrand Township makes and builds things
67% of the jobs based in Bertrand Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bertrand Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Bertrand Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bertrand Township went from 452 in 2011 to 742 in 2021, +64%. 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.
Why Bertrand Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bertrand Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #127 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bertrand Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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, Bertrand Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Out of Bertrand Township to work: where people go
Where Bertrand Township clocks in
18% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Bertrand Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
742 jobs are based in Bertrand Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bertrand Township, 2011 → 2021: 452 → 742. 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 Bertrand Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Bertrand Township
On a workday 1,098 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 686 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Bertrand Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
From Bertrand Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bertrand Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,172 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Bertrand Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 22% 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.
Bertrand Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bertrand Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #572 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,361 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). 1.4% of Bertrand Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bertrand Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
677th of 5,083: where Bertrand Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 230 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
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| 675 | Howards Grove WI | 3,190 | $78K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 5% | A− |
| 676 | Marion Township IN | 1,930 | $93K | 6.4% | 0.0% | 3% | A− |
| 677 | Bertrand Township MI | 2,587 | $101K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 678 | Perry Township PA | 2,524 | $95K | 4.8% | 3.3% | 5% | A− |
| 679 | Maple Lake MN | 2,216 | $94K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Bertrand Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Bertrand Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bertrand Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $100,735 |
| Niles Township | 5% | C+ | C− | 23 min | $63,459 |
| Buchanan Township | under 2% | B− | D | 22 min | $66,783 |
| Galien Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 31 min | $55,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Niles Township. Darker towns draw more of Bertrand 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 Bertrand Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bertrand Township?
$100,735 (±$11,056) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bertrand Township?
6.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bertrand Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bertrand Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Bend (18%, 9 mi), Mishawaka (7%, 13 mi), Niles (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Bertrand Township walkable?
Bertrand Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bertrand Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bertrand Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bertrand 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.