Bunker Hill Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 58% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Bunker Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (14%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bunker Hill Township, in brief
Bunker Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Bunker Hill Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bunker Hill Township has about 1,500 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bunker Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 615 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Bunker Hill Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Bunker Hill Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bunker Hill Township’s grade. It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Bunker Hill 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, Bunker Hill Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Bunker Hill Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 606 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Bunker Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bunker Hill Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 799 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.
14% of working residents work in Lansing
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Bunker Hill Township clocks in
14% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Bunker Hill Township makes things: 72% of its jobs are in goods
82 jobs are based in Bunker Hill Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bunker Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bunker Hill Township, 2011 → 2021: 45 → 82. 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.
Half of Bunker Hill Township commutes less than 22 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 24% 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.
Most trips from Bunker Hill Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bunker Hill Township is more walkable than 9% 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 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 916 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Bunker Hill Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bunker Hill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bunker Hill Township is 1,768th of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bunker Hill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | 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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| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,766 | Franklin Township IN | 2,473 | $72K | 9.7% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,767 | Spiceland Township IN | 2,180 | $82K | 14.3% | 2.6% | 11% | B |
| 1,768 | Bunker Hill Township MI | 2,004 | $80K | 7.8% | 1.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,769 | Berne NY | 2,697 | $105K | 3.1% | 7.6% | 10% | B |
| 1,770 | Cascade IA | 2,399 | $70K | 8.7% | 1.3% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Bunker Hill Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Stockbridge Township (5%). Darker towns draw more of Bunker Hill Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bunker Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Township | – | B | D | 33 min | $79,852 |
| Leslie Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $92,550 |
| Henrietta Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 29 min | $81,339 |
| Stockbridge Township | 5% | B+ | C+ | 35 min | $79,821 |
| Ingham Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $112,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Bunker Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bunker Hill Township?
$79,852 (±$7,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bunker Hill Township?
7.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bunker Hill Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bunker Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (14%, 21 mi), Stockbridge Township (5%, 6 mi), East Lansing (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Bunker Hill Township walkable?
Bunker Hill Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bunker Hill Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bunker Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bunker Hill 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.