Coldwater Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Coldwater Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Pleasant (13%, 17 miles). Coldwater Township has 14 jobs, against 311 working residents. 6% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Coldwater Township
Coldwater Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Coldwater Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coldwater Township has about 520 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Coldwater Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 311 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Coldwater Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 309 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Coldwater Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
About 37 minutes each way for Coldwater Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 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 309 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 far Coldwater Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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 the trip to work from Coldwater Township ends
Where Coldwater Township clocks in
13% 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.
Coldwater Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coldwater Township, 2011 → 2021: 5 → 14. 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.
The towns around Coldwater Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $60,313 |
| Gilmore Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $80,625 |
| Fork Township | under 2% | D | C | 29 min | $56,161 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | D | D | 28 min | $61,406 |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | D | D | 30 min | $68,556 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$60,313 (±$8,167) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldwater Township?
31.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldwater Township?
37 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (13%, 17 mi), Clare (9%, 13 mi), Union Township (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Coldwater Township without a car?
1% 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.