With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Chippewa Township works elsewhere
26 jobs are based in Chippewa Township; 429 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Chippewa Township is better than 8% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−). Measured by household income, Chippewa Township is behind 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Chippewa Township apart
Chippewa Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Chippewa Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chippewa Township has about 880 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 429 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Chippewa Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Chippewa Township’s grade up (15.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Chippewa Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Chippewa Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Chippewa Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 428 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Chippewa Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 far it is to work from Chippewa Township
About 37% 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.
20% of working residents work in Big Rapids
Where Chippewa Township clocks in
20% 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.
The kinds of work in Chippewa Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Township, 2011 → 2021: 5 → 26. 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.
The daily trip from Chippewa Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 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 435 commuters (the 12% 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.
Driving is how Chippewa Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 493 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). 5.9% 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.
Ranked on jobs and income, Chippewa Township is 4,129th among 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,127 | Mahoning Township PA | 1,364 | $53K | 14.6% | 3.0% | 2% | D |
| 4,128 | Chrisman IL | 1,263 | $58K | 18.0% | 7.1% | 11% | D |
| 4,129 | Chippewa Township MI | 1,285 | $59K | 15.2% | 3.2% | <1% | D |
| 4,130 | Evart Township MI | 1,366 | $48K | 12.0% | 15.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,131 | De Peyster NY | 1,052 | $67K | 21.2% | 4.7% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Work in the towns next to Chippewa Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | – | D | B− | 28 min | $59,107 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Martiny Township | under 2% | D | C− | 31 min | $51,875 |
| Evart Township | under 2% | D | D | 29 min | $48,409 |
| Fork Township | under 2% | D | C | 29 min | $56,161 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$59,107 (±$15,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Township?
15.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (20%, 12 mi), Evart (5%, 8 mi), Grand Rapids (4%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Chippewa Township walkable?
Chippewa Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 9% 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. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.