With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Burdell Township works elsewhere
85 jobs are based in Burdell Township for 512 working residents. For jobs and income Burdell Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 1% stay in Burdell Township for work; outside it, Cadillac is the main destination (21%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Burdell Township: the gist
Burdell Township is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Burdell Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burdell Township has about 1,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
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 512 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Burdell Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Burdell Township’s grade up ($71,042, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Burdell 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, Burdell Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Burdell Township by day and by night
On a workday 505 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Burdell Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
How many miles Burdell Township commutes
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.
The places Burdell Township commutes to
Where Burdell 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.
What Burdell Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burdell Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 85. 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 Burdell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Burdell Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burdell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 395 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.
Burdell Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 425 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). 2.0% of Burdell Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Burdell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Burdell Township is 4,967th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 101 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 166 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,965 | Oblong IL | 1,352 | $58K | 13.9% | 3.3% | 13% | D |
| 4,966 | Van Buren Township IN | 1,779 | $55K | 23.9% | 11.2% | 3% | D |
| 4,967 | Burdell Township MI | 1,446 | $71K | 19.7% | 4.0% | 1% | D |
| 4,968 | Westville NY | 1,796 | $57K | 12.4% | 4.3% | 1% | D |
| 4,969 | Genoa AR | 1,113 | $49K | 19.4% | 0.0% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Burdell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 11% of Burdell Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Le Roy Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burdell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdell Township | – | D | C− | 26 min | $71,042 |
| Sherman Township | 4% | D | C− | 24 min | $58,571 |
| Le Roy Township | 7% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,500 |
| Dover Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burdell 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 Burdell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burdell Township?
$71,042 (±$10,427) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burdell Township?
19.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burdell Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burdell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (21%, 9 mi), Le Roy Township (7%, 6 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Burdell Township walkable?
Burdell Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burdell 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 Burdell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burdell 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.