A job hub: Chippewa Township has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 3,232 people come in to work
There are 3,536 jobs in Chippewa Township; 1,666 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Chippewa Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chippewa Township at work: what stands out
Nearly all the work in Chippewa Township is services
97% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Chippewa Township is where the jobs are
Chippewa Township has 3,536 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,500 people are in town, 40% more than the 4,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Chippewa Township and Mount Pleasant trade workers both ways
Mount Pleasant is the top workplace for Chippewa Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Chippewa Township come from (14% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Chippewa Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chippewa Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns, #555 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Chippewa Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
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, Chippewa Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Chippewa Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,537 → 3,536. 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 Chippewa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Chippewa Township on a workday
On a workday 1,362 residents head out to work and 304 work right here.
About 6,500 people are in Chippewa Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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.
Where Chippewa Township’s workers come from
Where Chippewa Township clocks in
19% of workers
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.
Commuting from Chippewa Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chippewa Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,157 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.
How far Chippewa Township’s workers travel
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.
Most of Chippewa Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chippewa Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #514 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,262 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). 6.2% of Chippewa Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chippewa Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,798 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,300, Chippewa Township comes 2,786th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 118 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,784 | Bluefield VA | 4,839 | $54K | 15.6% | 3.4% | 11% | C |
| 2,785 | Decatur Township MI | 3,503 | $68K | 18.2% | 4.4% | 10% | C |
| 2,786 | Chippewa Township MI | 4,668 | $65K | 16.4% | 4.4% | 18% | C |
| 2,787 | Jefferson Township OH | 3,521 | $55K | 19.7% | 0.8% | 6% | C |
| 2,788 | Tyrone PA | 5,226 | $57K | 11.5% | 5.8% | 13% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,798 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Chippewa Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Chippewa Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Union Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | – | C | C− | 24 min | $64,651 |
| Coe Township | 3% | C− | B− | 17 min | $59,878 |
| Denver Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $61,912 |
| Union Township | 6% | C | B− | 18 min | $43,694 |
| Greendale Township | under 2% | D | D | 27 min | $55,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chippewa 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 Chippewa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa Township?
$64,651 (±$7,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Township?
16.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (19%, 6 mi), Union Township (6%, 8 mi), Midland (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Chippewa Township walkable?
Chippewa Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chippewa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chippewa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa 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.