Household incomes in Broomfield Township trail those of 66% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 15.0% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). Broomfield Township grades C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in Broomfield Township itself; outside it, Mount Pleasant draws the most (19%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Broomfield Township, in brief
Broomfield Township makes and builds things
97% of the jobs based in Broomfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Broomfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Broomfield Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in Broomfield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 52% of the jobs Broomfield Township residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Broomfield Township. The jobs ↓
Broomfield Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Broomfield Township went from 414 in 2011 to 761 in 2021, +84%. 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; with 626 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Broomfield Township
On income, poverty and job access, Broomfield Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Broomfield Township’s grade up ($65,048, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Broomfield 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Broomfield Township could be anywhere from D to C.
A place that makes things: 97% of Broomfield Township’s jobs are in goods
761 jobs are based in Broomfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Broomfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 414 → 761. 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 Broomfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Broomfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 586 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 721 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 (1.22 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.
Commuting out of Broomfield Township: the destinations
Where Broomfield Township clocks in
19% 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.
About 23 minutes to work from Broomfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Broomfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 645 commuters (the 18% 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 Broomfield Township’s workers travel
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.
Driving is how Broomfield Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Broomfield Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 782 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). 5.8% of Broomfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Broomfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Broomfield Township ranks: 4,532nd of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | 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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| 109 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 148 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,530 | Carrier Mills Township IL | 2,221 | $53K | 20.3% | 4.2% | 4% | C− |
| 4,531 | Fairgrove Township MI | 1,528 | $51K | 10.5% | 1.4% | 3% | C− |
| 4,532 | Broomfield Township MI | 1,924 | $65K | 15.0% | 5.4% | 6% | C− |
| 4,533 | Addison NY | 2,309 | $57K | 14.9% | 6.0% | 14% | C− |
| 4,534 | Coventry NY | 1,484 | $63K | 15.0% | 3.6% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | 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 Broomfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Broomfield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Sherman Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Broomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Township | – | C− | D | 23 min | $65,048 |
| Sherman Township | 3% | D | D | 28 min | $61,406 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 20 min | $96,667 |
| Lake Isabella | under 3% | B− | C− | 25 min | $77,500 |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | D | C | 26 min | $55,000 |
| Rolland Township | under 3% | D | B− | 27 min | $55,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Broomfield 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 Broomfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Broomfield Township?
$65,048 (±$8,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Broomfield Township?
15.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Broomfield Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Broomfield Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (19%, 13 mi), Union Township (8%, 11 mi), Chippewa Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Broomfield Township walkable?
Broomfield Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Broomfield Township without a car?
0% 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 Broomfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Broomfield 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.