At 1.1%, unemployment in Cherry Grove Township is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Cherry Grove Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 7% work in Cherry Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Cadillac (35%, 5 miles). Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cherry Grove Township: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Cherry Grove Township works one town over
39% of working residents work in a town that borders Cherry Grove Township: Cadillac (35%) and Clam Lake Township (4%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Cherry Grove Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the Michigan average of 24. 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 750 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Cherry Grove Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cherry Grove Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Cherry Grove Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Cherry Grove Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Cherry Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Grove Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,188 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.
The daily flow of workers through Cherry Grove Township
On a workday 701 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 396 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Cherry Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Where Cherry Grove Township goes to work
Where Cherry Grove Township clocks in
5% 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.
Cherry Grove Township is a services town
445 jobs are based in Cherry Grove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Grove Township, 2011 → 2021: 86 → 445. 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 Cherry Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cherry Grove Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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 Cherry Grove Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cherry Grove Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Cherry Grove 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 1,273 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). 2.4% of Cherry Grove Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Cherry Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Cherry Grove Township is 1,171st of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 96 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,169 | Pawling NY | 2,070 | $87K | 8.8% | 2.2% | 18% | B+ |
| 1,170 | Lennox SD | 2,657 | $82K | 9.6% | 1.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,171 | Cherry Grove Township MI | 2,444 | $97K | 5.2% | 1.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,172 | Fleming NY | 2,400 | $92K | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,173 | Valley Township PA | 2,107 | $115K | 9.1% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cherry Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Cherry Grove Township and its neighbors: 39% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove Township | – | B+ | D | 27 min | $97,177 |
| Selma Township | under 2% | C− | D | 26 min | $65,217 |
| Henderson Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Clam Lake Township | 4% | B− | C | 20 min | $86,429 |
| Cadillac | 35% | D | A− | 14 min | $51,773 |
Same-state neighbors only. Henderson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cadillac. Darker towns draw more of Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Grove Township?
$97,177 (±$12,850) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Grove Township?
5.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Grove Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Grove Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (35%, 5 mi), Haring Township (10%, 9 mi), Traverse City (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Cherry Grove Township walkable?
Cherry Grove Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cherry Grove Township without a car?
<1% 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 Cherry Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Grove 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.