Caldwell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Jobs and income earn Caldwell Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in Caldwell Township report 182 jobs for 422 working residents. Measured by household income, Caldwell Township is behind 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Income, poverty and work: Caldwell Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Caldwell Township is better than 17% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Caldwell Township’s grade up (9.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.8%) is left out: Caldwell 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, Caldwell Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Caldwell Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 166 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Caldwell Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
17% of working residents work in Cadillac
Where Caldwell 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.
Caldwell Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caldwell Township, 2011 → 2021: 56 → 182. 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 Caldwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Caldwell Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caldwell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 559 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Caldwell Township
About 19% 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.
For most of Caldwell Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Caldwell Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Caldwell 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 586 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). 3.2% of Caldwell Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Caldwell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Caldwell Township is 4,253rd among 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,251 | Sharpsburg NC | 1,798 | $55K | 19.3% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 4,252 | Hallstead PA | 1,167 | $51K | 15.0% | 12.8% | 2% | C− |
| 4,253 | Caldwell Township MI | 1,423 | $54K | 9.0% | 5.8% | 4% | C− |
| 4,254 | Henrietta Township MN | 1,595 | $73K | 15.3% | 4.2% | 2% | C− |
| 4,255 | Corning IA | 1,511 | $65K | 12.4% | 6.0% | 31% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 Caldwell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Caldwell Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lake Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caldwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Township | – | C− | D | 28 min | $54,250 |
| Cedar Creek Township | under 2% | C | C | 32 min | $66,667 |
| Forest Township | 2% | D− | C− | 30 min | $52,581 |
| Lake Township | 4% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $72,917 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bloomfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caldwell 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 Caldwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Caldwell Township?
$54,250 (±$7,621) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caldwell Township?
9.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caldwell Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caldwell Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (17%, 12 mi), Lake City (8%, 4 mi), Haring Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Caldwell Township walkable?
Caldwell Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Caldwell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caldwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caldwell 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.