With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Cherry Valley Township works elsewhere
For 24% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%). Cherry Valley Township has 5 jobs for 124 working residents. Hardly any work in Cherry Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Reed City (8%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Cherry Valley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Cherry Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The places Cherry Valley Township commutes to
Where Cherry Valley Township clocks in
7% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cherry Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cherry Valley Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Valley Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 24% 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.
How far Cherry Valley Township’s workers travel
About 44% 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.
How Cherry Valley Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webber Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $53,750 |
| Pinora Township | 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Yates Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Newkirk Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Webber Township | 5% | D− | C+ | 27 min | $46,286 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pinora Township, Yates Township and Newkirk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Valley Township?
$53,750 (±$15,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Valley Township?
17.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Valley Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reed City (8%, 13 mi), Big Rapids (7%, 21 mi), Evart (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Cherry Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Valley 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.