Most of Colfax Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Colfax Township itself; outside it, Big Rapids draws the most (22%, 5 miles). Colfax Township has 69 jobs, against 756 working residents. Jobs and income earn Colfax Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Colfax Township apart on work
Colfax Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Colfax Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colfax Township has about 1,300 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 756 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Colfax Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Colfax Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Colfax Township’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Colfax Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Colfax Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Colfax 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.
Where in the region Colfax Township works
About 33% 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 towns that employ Colfax Township’s residents
Where Colfax Township clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 54% of jobs based in Colfax Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2011 → 2021: 28 → 69. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Colfax Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 949 commuters (the 8% 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.
In Colfax Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colfax Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,034 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). 3.3% of Colfax Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Colfax Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Colfax Township ranks 1,965th of 5,509 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,963 | Jefferson Township IN | 2,291 | $58K | 6.7% | 0.5% | 2% | B− |
| 1,964 | Hinsdale MA | 1,880 | $78K | 3.1% | 5.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,965 | Colfax Township MI | 2,036 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.8% | 2% | B− |
| 1,966 | Gorham NH | 2,661 | $61K | 4.3% | 1.1% | 25% | B− |
| 1,967 | Madison Township PA | 2,514 | $80K | 7.3% | 5.2% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Colfax Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Colfax Township
The biggest share goes to Big Rapids Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | B− | C | 23 min | $87,935 |
| Big Rapids Township | 6% | C+ | B− | 19 min | $64,083 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Austin Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 29 min | $64,375 |
| Martiny Township | under 2% | D | C− | 31 min | $51,875 |
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 Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$87,935 (±$13,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
8.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (22%, 5 mi), Grand Rapids (9%, 52 mi), Big Rapids Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Colfax Township walkable?
Colfax Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colfax Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.