Most of Colfax Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Colfax Township for work; outside it, Traverse City is the main destination (20%, 18 miles). There are 11 jobs in Colfax Township, against 285 working residents. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Colfax Township in brief
Colfax Township is a place people come home to
There are 11 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 430 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Colfax Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Colfax Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 284 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The daily trip from Colfax Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 282 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where Colfax Township’s working residents head each day
Where Colfax Township clocks in
20% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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.
Colfax Township makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2011 → 2021: 3 → 11. 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 commute from Colfax Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Next door to Colfax Township
The biggest share goes to Weldon Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $60,250 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 27 min | $81,250 |
| Inland Township | under 2% | B | C | 27 min | $80,759 |
| Weldon Township | 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cleon Township | 2% | D− | C | 37 min | $51,625 |
| Green Lake Township | 2% | B | C− | 24 min | $92,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weldon 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?
$60,250 (±$12,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
18.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (20%, 18 mi), Garfield Township (15%, 16 mi), Benzonia Township (8%, 14 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.