Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Caledonia Township top those of 84% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Caledonia Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (19%, 14 miles). Poverty touches 3.9% of residents, against 13.2% across Michigan. For jobs and income Caledonia Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Caledonia Township and work: the main findings
Caledonia Township trades workers with the towns around it
Caledonia Township has about as many jobs (6,994) as working residents (6,756), but they are mostly different people: 6,040 residents leave for work each day while 6,278 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Caledonia Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Caledonia Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Caledonia Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Caledonia Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Caledonia Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
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, poverty and unemployment, Caledonia Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Caledonia Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,040 residents head out to work, 716 work right here, and 6,278 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 (1.04 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.
Where Caledonia Township’s working residents head each day
Where Caledonia Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
What the 6,994 jobs in Caledonia Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caledonia Township, 2011 → 2021: 7,987 → 6,994. 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 Caledonia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Caledonia Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caledonia Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,729 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Caledonia Township
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.
Most trips from Caledonia Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,220 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 under 0.1 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). 1.5% of Caledonia Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Caledonia Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
284th of 1,999: where Caledonia Township ranks among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 17 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 66 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 282 | Oakland NJ | 12,837 | $162K | 3.1% | 5.4% | 7% | A |
| 283 | Cedar Creek Township IN | 14,290 | $112K | 4.0% | 2.5% | 8% | A |
| 284 | Caledonia Township MI | 17,171 | $111K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 11% | A |
| 285 | Palos Heights IL | 12,084 | $109K | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| 286 | Mokena IL | 19,897 | $124K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Caledonia Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
11% of Caledonia Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Cascade Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caledonia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Township | – | A | C | 23 min | $111,365 |
| Bowne Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 26 min | $120,859 |
| Cascade Township | 8% | A+ | C+ | 19 min | $135,896 |
| Thornapple Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 26 min | $90,772 |
| Gaines Township | 3% | A− | B | 21 min | $82,738 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caledonia 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 Caledonia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Caledonia Township?
$111,365 (±$15,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caledonia Township?
3.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caledonia 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 Caledonia Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (19%, 14 mi), Kentwood (10%, 8 mi), Cascade Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Caledonia Township walkable?
Caledonia Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Caledonia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caledonia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caledonia 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.