Work, pay and getting to work in Colfax Township
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Only 2% work in Colfax Township; the top destination outside it is Hart (13%, 14 miles). 182 jobs are based in Colfax Township for 181 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Colfax Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 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.
Where Colfax Township’s working residents head each day
Where Colfax Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Colfax Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2011 → 2021: 109 → 182. 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Colfax Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 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 189 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Colfax Township
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.
How Colfax Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $77,500 |
| Crystal Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Leavitt Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Troy Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crystal Township, Logan Township, Leavitt Township and Troy 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?
$77,500 (±$28,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
13.2%, 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. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hart (13%, 14 mi), Hart Township (9%, 13 mi), Shelby Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Colfax 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 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.