Household incomes in Blackman Township are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Blackman Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Below the poverty line: 10.5% of residents; Michigan has 13.2%. About one in seven work in Blackman Township itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Blackman Township apart on work
A lot of Blackman Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Blackman Township: Jackson (22%), Summit Township (5%) and Leoni Township (4%). Next door ↓
Blackman Township is where the jobs are
Blackman Township has 12,628 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Blackman Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Blackman Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Blackman Township went from 8,849 in 2011 to 12,628 in 2021, +43%. The jobs ↓
Blackman Township makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Blackman Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Blackman Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. 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.
Where Blackman Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Blackman Township’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($60,810, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
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, Blackman Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Who leaves Blackman Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,728 residents head out to work, 1,252 work right here, and 11,376 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30,000 people are in Blackman Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip from Blackman Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blackman Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,176 commuters (the 10% 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.
Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Blackman Township
12,628 jobs are based in Blackman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blackman Township, 2011 → 2021: 8,849 → 12,628. 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 Blackman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Blackman Township’s workforce comes from
Where Blackman Township clocks in
22% 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 commute from Blackman Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Getting around Blackman Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,105 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). 13.6% of Blackman Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blackman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Blackman Township ranks: 1,117th of 1,688 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 34 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 69 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 112 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
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| 1,115 | Gulf Shores AL | 17,394 | $78K | 11.5% | 2.4% | 28% | B− |
| 1,116 | Columbus NE | 25,248 | $65K | 11.3% | 2.4% | 49% | B− |
| 1,117 | Blackman Township MI | 24,987 | $61K | 10.5% | 3.7% | 16% | B− |
| 1,118 | Melrose Park IL | 23,936 | $66K | 12.3% | 5.7% | 10% | B− |
| 1,119 | Washougal WA | 18,028 | $106K | 11.2% | 7.7% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,688 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Blackman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 33% of Blackman Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blackman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackman Township | – | B− | C | 18 min | $60,810 |
| Jackson | 22% | D | A− | 17 min | $44,558 |
| Summit Township | 5% | C+ | C | 19 min | $65,987 |
| Rives Township | under 1% | C+ | D | 24 min | $85,960 |
| Sandstone Township | 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $97,708 |
| Leoni Township | 4% | B | C | 23 min | $76,605 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jackson. Darker towns draw more of Blackman 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 Blackman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blackman Township?
$60,810 (±$5,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blackman Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blackman Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blackman Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (22%, 4 mi), Summit Township (5%, 7 mi), Leoni Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Blackman Township walkable?
Blackman Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blackman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blackman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blackman 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.