Bloomfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Michigan 14%). Bloomfield Township has 20 jobs, against 192 working residents. Only 2% stay in Bloomfield Township for work; outside it, Cadillac is the main destination (8%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Bloomfield Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Bloomfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Bloomfield Township to work: where people go
Where Bloomfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
Making and building: 90% of jobs based in Bloomfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 70 → 20. 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 Bloomfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bloomfield Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 6% 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 Bloomfield Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 30% 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.
Bloomfield Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $73,295 |
| Pioneer Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 36 min | $49,167 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Caldwell Township | 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $54,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pioneer Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Caldwell Township. Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomfield Township?
$73,295 (±$9,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?
9.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (8%, 17 mi), Traverse City (7%, 26 mi), Forest Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomfield 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.