With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Brookfield Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Brookfield Township for work; outside it, Sebewaing Township is the main destination (21%, 5 miles). Employers in Brookfield Township report 62 jobs, and 289 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 23 minutes each way; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brookfield Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Brookfield Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Brookfield Township: Sebewaing Township (21%) and Winsor Township (16%). Next door ↓
Brookfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Brookfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brookfield Township has about 490 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Brookfield Township
On a workday 284 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Brookfield Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The places Brookfield Township commutes to
Where Brookfield Township clocks in
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Brookfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 73 → 62. 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 Brookfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Brookfield Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 364 commuters (the 13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Brookfield Township
About 22% 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.
Bordering towns draw 37% of Brookfield Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $77,917 |
| Sebewaing Township | 21% | C− | A− | 20 min | $53,849 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Elmwood Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $66,875 |
| Winsor Township | 16% | C− | A− | 17 min | $64,014 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sebewaing Township. Darker towns draw more of Brookfield 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 Brookfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brookfield Township?
$77,917 (±$13,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brookfield Township?
10.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookfield Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sebewaing Township (21%, 5 mi), Winsor Township (16%, 6 mi), Caro (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Brookfield Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brookfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookfield 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.