Household incomes in Briley Township trail those of 94% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Below the poverty line: 21.3% of residents, next to 13.2% across Michigan. Jobs and income earn Briley Township D−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Briley Township at work: what stands out
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Many jobs in Briley Township pay little
34% of the jobs based in Briley Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Briley Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Briley Township is Gaylord, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (43) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 522 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Briley Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Briley Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Briley Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Briley Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Briley Township stays D−.
How many miles Briley Township commutes
About 41% 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.
Inside Briley Township’s 394 jobs
394 jobs are based in Briley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Briley Township, 2011 → 2021: 371 → 394. 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 Briley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Briley Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 453 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 325 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
8% of working residents work in Gaylord
Where Briley 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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Briley Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 466 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.
Most trips from Briley Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Briley Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Briley Township 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 494 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). 6.8% of Briley Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Briley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Briley Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 212 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,515 | Three Rivers TX | 1,732 | $47K | 26.2% | 8.5% | 14% | D− |
| 5,516 | McMillan Township MI | 2,387 | $45K | 25.6% | 9.5% | 34% | D− |
| 5,517 | Briley Township MI | 1,828 | $43K | 21.3% | 2.8% | 13% | D− |
| 5,518 | Amargosa Valley NV | 1,445 | $53K | 36.7% | 1.2% | 21% | D− |
| 5,519 | Samson AL | 1,891 | $33K | 37.4% | 11.6% | 10% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Briley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 11% of Briley Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Albert Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Briley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briley Township | – | D− | C− | 32 min | $43,115 |
| Vienna Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hillman Township | 2% | D− | C | 27 min | $42,893 |
| Montmorency Township | 2% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,614 |
| Albert Township | 7% | D− | C+ | 19 min | $54,423 |
| Avery Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vienna Township and Avery Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Briley 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 Briley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Briley Township?
$43,115 (±$3,439) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Briley Township?
21.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Briley 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 Briley Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (8%, 24 mi), Albert Township (7%, 9 mi), Greenwood Township (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Briley Township walkable?
Briley Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Briley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Briley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Briley 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.