Photo: Rachel Kramer from Grandville, MI, United States · CC BY 2.0Most of Blaine Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 27 jobs in Blaine Township for 160 working residents. Hardly any work in Blaine Township itself; outside it, Benzonia Township draws the most (19%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 35% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blaine Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Blaine Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Blaine Township’s residents
Where Blaine Township clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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.
Blaine Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blaine Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 27. 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 Blaine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Blaine Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blaine Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 35% 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 Blaine Township
About 23% 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.
Next door to Blaine Township
The biggest share goes to Joyfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blaine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $75,313 |
| Joyfield Township | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gilmore Township | 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Arcadia Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Joyfield Township, Gilmore Township and Arcadia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blaine 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 Blaine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blaine Township?
$75,313 (±$19,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blaine Township?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blaine Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blaine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benzonia Township (19%, 8 mi), Frankfort (16%, 6 mi), Traverse City (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Blaine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blaine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blaine 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.