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Jobs & commute in Bloomfield Township

Bloomfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Bloomfield Township has 11 jobs for 164 working residents. Only 1% stay in Bloomfield Township for work; outside it, Huron Township is the main destination (13%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Bloomfield Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

162live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night390
Workday240
390live here− 160head out to work+ 9come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Bloomfield Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Bloomfield Township ends

Marlette: 3 residents work here (2%)Harbor Beach: 16 residents work here (10%)Bad Axe: 12 residents work here (7%)Flint: 4 residents work here (2%)Greenleaf TownshipBloomfield TownshipWinsor Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Edwards TownshipHuron Township: 22 residents work here (13%)Sigel Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Verona Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Lincoln Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Oliver TownshipRubicon TownshipSebewaing TownshipPort Austin TownshipColfax Township: 8 residents work here (5%)Fairhaven TownshipHampton TownshipHuron TownshipHarbor BeachBad AxeColfax TownshipVerona TownshipWinsor TownshipBloomfield Township
1
Huron Township5.4 mi away
13%22
2
Harbor Beach9.5 mi away
10%16
3
Bad Axe10.8 mi away
7%12
4
Colfax Township13.6 mi away
5%8
5
Verona Township7.9 mi away
4%6
6
Winsor Township24 mi away
3%5
7
Lincoln Township5.4 mi away
3%5
8
Flint74.5 mi away
2%4
9
Sigel Township5.7 mi away
2%4
10
Marlette41.7 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%79
The top trips

Where Bloomfield Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

36% of the jobs in Bloomfield Township make or build things

Jobs based in Bloomfield TownshipJobs Bloomfield Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%38%
Trade, transport & utilities64%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%28%
Over $3,333 a month64%57%

Who does it

29 or younger27%16%
30 to 5445%55%
55 and older27%28%
−62%

Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 29 → 11. 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.

Time on the road

Each way, about 20 minutes from Bloomfield Township

A year of commuting
151 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bloomfield Township20 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Bloomfield Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
11%Carpool
1%Walk
4%Other

Share of the 156 commuters (the 7% 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

How far Bloomfield Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron Township: 13% · 5.4 miHarbor Beach: 10% · 9.5 miBad Axe: 7% · 10.8 miColfax Township: 5% · 13.6 miVerona Township: 4% · 7.9 miWinsor Township: 3% · 24 miLincoln Township: 3% · 5.4 miFlint: 2% · 74.5 miSigel Township: 2% · 5.7 miMarlette: 2% · 41.7 miHuron Township 13%Harbor Beach 10%Bad Axe 7%Colfax Township 5%Verona Township 4%Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi49 residents
27%10–24 mi45 residents
7%25–50 mi11 residents
36%Over 50 mi59 residents

About 36% 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

18% of Bloomfield Township works in a bordering town

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lincoln Township18 min
Sigel Township20 min
Bloomfield Township20 min
Rubicon Township23 min
Huron Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBloomfield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bloomfield Township–——20 min$69,063
Lincoln Township3%——18 min—
Rubicon Townshipunder 2%——23 min—
Huron Township13%——34 min—
Sigel Township2%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Rubicon Township, Huron Township and Sigel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Huron Township. Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bloomfield Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bloomfield Township?

$69,063 (±$15,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?

5.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron Township (13%, 5 mi), Harbor Beach (10%, 10 mi), Bad Axe (7%, 11 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.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Bloomfield Township

Bloomfield Township home →

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.