Bingham Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 5% work in Bingham Township itself; outside it, Bad Axe draws the most (19%, 6 miles). Employers in Bingham Township report 270 jobs, and 717 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Bingham Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (C).
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 Bingham Township
How Bingham Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Bingham Township’s grade up (13.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Bingham 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, Bingham Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Jobs in Bingham Township: what the 270 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bingham Township, 2011 → 2021: 440 → 270. 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 Bingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Bingham Township
On a workday 678 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 231 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Bingham Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bingham Township ends
Where Bingham Township clocks in
Lines 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 trip to work from Bingham Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bingham Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 614 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.
Half of Bingham Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 28% 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.
Driving is how Bingham Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 667 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). 6.4% of Bingham Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bingham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bingham Township places 4,830th of 6,161 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | 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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| 105 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 174 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,828 | Cornell WI | 1,443 | $55K | 13.4% | 0.4% | 14% | D |
| 4,829 | Boothbay Harbor ME | 2,103 | $63K | 16.1% | 1.9% | 29% | D |
| 4,830 | Bingham Township MI | 1,597 | $61K | 13.6% | 5.6% | 5% | D |
| 4,831 | Sand Beach Township MI | 1,119 | $60K | 11.7% | 9.2% | 5% | D |
| 4,832 | Garfield Township MI | 1,860 | $69K | 16.8% | 9.2% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | 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 Bingham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Bingham Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Verona Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Township | – | D | C | 20 min | $61,417 |
| Paris Township | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Austin Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Verona Township | 4% | C | C− | 15 min | $59,904 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paris Township, Austin Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bingham 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 Bingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bingham Township?
$61,417 (±$9,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bingham Township?
13.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bingham Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bingham Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (19%, 6 mi), Colfax Township (7%, 9 mi), Winsor Township (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Bingham Township walkable?
Bingham Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bingham 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 Bingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bingham 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.