Cheshire Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Cheshire Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). There are 134 jobs in Cheshire Township, and 860 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Cheshire Township itself; outside it, Allegan draws the most (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cheshire Township: the figures worth knowing
Cheshire Township is a place people come home to
There are 134 jobs based in Cheshire Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cheshire Township has about 1,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cheshire Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 28 minutes). 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 860 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Cheshire Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Cheshire Township’s grade up (10.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cheshire Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Cheshire Township
On a workday 836 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Cheshire Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 long Cheshire Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cheshire Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,123 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.
Where the trip to work from Cheshire Township ends
Where Cheshire Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
In Cheshire Township, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cheshire Township, 2011 → 2021: 40 → 134. 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 Cheshire Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Cheshire Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 17% 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.
Most of Cheshire Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,213 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). 3.1% of Cheshire Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cheshire Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Cheshire Township ranks: 3,630th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 126 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,628 | Neodesha KS | 2,188 | $51K | 16.5% | 3.0% | 36% | C− |
| 3,629 | Warsaw NC | 2,853 | $54K | 17.7% | 3.2% | 10% | C− |
| 3,630 | Cheshire Township MI | 2,258 | $64K | 10.5% | 5.9% | 3% | C− |
| 3,631 | Carlisle AR | 1,982 | $42K | 11.6% | 4.6% | 26% | C− |
| 3,632 | Cambridge IL | 2,020 | $65K | 13.1% | 7.5% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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 Cheshire Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Cheshire Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheshire Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Township | – | C− | C− | 34 min | $64,345 |
| Lee Township | under 3% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,156 |
| Trowbridge Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $75,833 |
| Bloomingdale Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $65,634 |
| Valley Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $87,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cheshire 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 Cheshire Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cheshire Township?
$64,345 (±$14,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cheshire Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cheshire Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cheshire Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allegan (13%, 7 mi), Holland (5%, 22 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Cheshire Township walkable?
Cheshire Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cheshire 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 Cheshire Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheshire 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.