Claybanks Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Claybanks Township has 35 jobs, and 332 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Claybanks Township itself; outside it, Shelby Township draws the most (10%, 8 miles). 7% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Claybanks Township
Claybanks Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Claybanks Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Claybanks Township has about 570 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Claybanks Township’s 23-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 29 minutes. Next door ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 332 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Claybanks Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Claybanks Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Claybanks Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Where Claybanks Township goes to work
Where Claybanks Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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 services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claybanks Township, 2011 → 2021: 4 → 35. 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 Claybanks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Claybanks Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claybanks Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 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.
Work in the towns next to Claybanks Township
The biggest share goes to Benona Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claybanks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claybanks Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $68,281 |
| Benona Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $77,632 |
| Grant Township | 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $57,625 |
| White River Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 29 min | $110,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claybanks 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 Claybanks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Claybanks Township?
$68,281 (±$9,856) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claybanks Township?
12.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claybanks Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claybanks Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shelby Township (10%, 8 mi), Muskegon (9%, 22 mi), Whitehall (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Claybanks Township without a car?
0% 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 Claybanks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claybanks 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.