Photo: F. D. Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0At 8.2%, unemployment in Coldwater Township is higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%. The two grades for Coldwater Township are C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 55% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coldwater Township: the gist
Coldwater Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Coldwater Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Coldwater Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Coldwater Township and Coldwater trade workers both ways
Coldwater is the top workplace for Coldwater Township residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Coldwater Township come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Coldwater Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Coldwater Township went from 1,311 in 2011 to 2,145 in 2021, +64%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Coldwater Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Coldwater Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coldwater Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #540 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Coldwater Township’s grade up (9.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
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, poverty and unemployment, Coldwater Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
In Coldwater Township, 61% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,145 jobs are based in Coldwater Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coldwater Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,311 → 2,145. 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 Coldwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
34% of working residents work in Coldwater
Where Coldwater Township clocks in
34% of workers
2% 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.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Coldwater Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coldwater Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,815 commuters (the 6% 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 a workday changes Coldwater Township
On a workday 1,324 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 2,034 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Coldwater Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The distance from Coldwater Township to work
About 25% 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.
The commute in Coldwater Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coldwater Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #545 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Coldwater 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 1,926 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). 2.1% of Coldwater Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Coldwater Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Coldwater Township is 3,027th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 3,025 | Parkesburg PA | 3,976 | $76K | 17.4% | 9.0% | 3% | C |
| 3,026 | Cedar Township IL | 2,942 | $67K | 5.6% | 9.2% | 7% | C |
| 3,027 | Coldwater Township MI | 3,859 | $72K | 9.3% | 8.2% | 8% | C |
| 3,028 | Orleans NY | 2,721 | $78K | 8.0% | 6.9% | 5% | C |
| 3,029 | Davenport NY | 2,932 | $80K | 7.2% | 11.3% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Coldwater Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Coldwater Township and its neighbors: 34% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Township | – | C | C− | 19 min | $72,014 |
| Coldwater | 34% | D | A− | 16 min | $50,781 |
| Girard Township | under 2% | C | D− | 22 min | $77,917 |
| Ovid Township | under 2% | C | D− | 29 min | $73,411 |
| Batavia Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $61,389 |
| Quincy Township | under 2% | B− | D | 22 min | $70,240 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coldwater. Darker towns draw more of Coldwater 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 Coldwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coldwater Township?
$72,014 (±$12,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldwater Township?
9.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldwater Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coldwater Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (34%, 2 mi), Sturgis (2%, 24 mi), Marshall (2%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Coldwater Township walkable?
Coldwater Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coldwater 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 Coldwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coldwater 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.