Photo: Public domain · Public domainHousehold incomes in Blendon Township are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
Blendon Township grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. 4.6% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Only 7% work in Blendon Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (9%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blendon Township at work: what stands out
The four measures behind Blendon Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Blendon Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #91 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Blendon Township’s grade. It also does well on household income 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, Blendon Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
82% of the jobs in Blendon Township make or build things
2,111 jobs are based in Blendon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blendon Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,949 → 2,111. 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 Blendon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Blendon Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,358 residents head out to work, 235 work right here, and 1,876 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Blendon Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
The towns that employ Blendon Township’s residents
Where Blendon Township clocks in
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.
Commuting from Blendon Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blendon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,336 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.
How far Blendon Township’s workers travel
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.
Few in Blendon Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blendon Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #330 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,626 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). 3.8% of Blendon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blendon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Blendon Township is 532nd of 3,111 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 530 | Sturbridge MA | 10,120 | $137K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 15% | A |
| 531 | Armada Township MI | 5,384 | $106K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 8% | A |
| 532 | Blendon Township MI | 7,629 | $95K | 4.6% | 3.0% | 7% | A |
| 533 | Midland Park NJ | 7,039 | $147K | 2.8% | 7.2% | 7% | A |
| 534 | Mount Arlington NJ | 5,985 | $92K | 4.9% | 3.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,111 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Blendon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 11% of Blendon Township
The biggest share goes to Georgetown Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blendon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blendon Township | – | A | C+ | 21 min | $95,288 |
| Zeeland Township | 3% | A | B | 18 min | $113,750 |
| Allendale Township | under 4% | A− | A | 22 min | $81,683 |
| Olive Township | under 4% | A | D | 19 min | $80,208 |
| Georgetown Township | 8% | A− | B− | 22 min | $102,150 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blendon 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 Blendon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blendon Township?
$95,288 (±$12,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blendon Township?
4.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blendon Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blendon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (9%, 16 mi), Zeeland (8%, 6 mi), Holland Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Blendon Township walkable?
Blendon Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blendon Township without a car?
0% 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 Blendon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blendon 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.