Clyde Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The two grades for Clyde Township are B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. There are 55 jobs in Clyde Township, and 848 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Clyde Township for work; outside it, Holland is the main destination (15%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clyde Township and work: the main findings
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Clyde Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clyde Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Clyde Township’s grade up (1.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% 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, Clyde Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who commutes out of Clyde Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 834 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Clyde Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where people from Clyde Township work
Where Clyde Township clocks in
15% 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.
Jobs in Clyde Township: what the 55 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clyde Township, 2011 → 2021: 23 → 55. 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 Clyde Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Clyde Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clyde Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 916 commuters (the 14% 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.
Miles to work from Clyde Township
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.
Driving is how Clyde Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clyde Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Clyde Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,064 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). 2.8% of Clyde Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clyde Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clyde Township is 2,200th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 89 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 124 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 201 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,198 | Fredericktown OH | 2,658 | $66K | 12.5% | 2.4% | 8% | B− |
| 2,199 | New Oxford PA | 1,912 | $63K | 9.2% | 3.9% | 7% | B− |
| 2,200 | Clyde Township MI | 2,096 | $72K | 13.2% | 1.6% | 2% | B− |
| 2,201 | Hanover Township PA | 1,696 | $56K | 11.4% | 5.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,202 | Crested Butte CO | 1,693 | $74K | 3.2% | 13.3% | 31% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Clyde Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Clyde Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fennville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clyde Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Township | – | B− | D− | 25 min | $72,083 |
| Lee Township | under 3% | C− | D | 28 min | $65,156 |
| Ganges Township | 2% | B− | C | 25 min | $77,675 |
| Fennville | 4% | D | B | 22 min | $59,167 |
| Manlius Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,646 |
| 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 Clyde 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 Clyde Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clyde Township?
$72,083 (±$14,646) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clyde Township?
13.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clyde Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clyde Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (15%, 15 mi), Holland Township (9%, 19 mi), Zeeland (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Clyde Township walkable?
Clyde Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clyde 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 Clyde Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clyde 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.