Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0At 2.6%, unemployment in Blissfield is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. The two grades for Blissfield are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Blissfield is behind 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Blissfield apart
Few Blissfield workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Blissfield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Blissfield than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Blissfield fell from 1,006 in 2011 to 732 in 2021, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Jobs & income in Blissfield: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Blissfield is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #206 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Blissfield’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($62,059, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on 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, Blissfield could be anywhere from B− to A.
How long Blissfield spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blissfield workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,691 commuters (the 1% 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.
Inside Blissfield’s 732 jobs
732 jobs are based in Blissfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blissfield, 2011 → 2021: 1,006 → 732. 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 Blissfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Blissfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,071 residents head out to work, 150 work right here, and 582 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Blissfield on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
14% of working residents work in Blissfield Township
Where Blissfield clocks in
14% of workers
4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Blissfield
About 18% 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.
For most of Blissfield, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blissfield is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #337 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Blissfield near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,702 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). 2.1% of Blissfield households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blissfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Blissfield ranks 1,105th of 4,453 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Lima Township MI | 4,215 | $119K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,103 | Burton Township OH | 4,392 | $82K | 7.0% | 2.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,104 | Avilla IN | 2,487 | $79K | 5.8% | 2.9% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,105 | Blissfield MI | 3,262 | $62K | 2.3% | 2.6% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,106 | Williams Bay WI | 2,935 | $84K | 8.7% | 2.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,107 | Johnson Township IN | 2,470 | $92K | 7.8% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Blissfield, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 14% of Blissfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blissfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blissfield | – | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $62,059 |
| Blissfield Township | 14% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Riga Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 27 min | $86,131 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blissfield Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Blissfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Blissfield’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 Blissfield: questions
What is the median household income in Blissfield?
$62,059 (±$14,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blissfield?
2.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blissfield?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blissfield work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blissfield Township (14%, 2 mi), Adrian (11%, 10 mi), Tecumseh (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Blissfield walkable?
Blissfield is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blissfield 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 Blissfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blissfield
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.