Most of Coloma Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 448 jobs in Coloma Township for 2,028 working residents. Jobs and income earn Coloma Township C; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 4% work in Coloma Township itself; outside it, Benton Township draws the most (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coloma Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Coloma Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Coloma Township fell from 1,579 in 2011 to 448 in 2021, −72%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Coloma Township pay little
36% of the jobs based in Coloma Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Coloma Township is a place people come home to
There are 448 jobs based in Coloma Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coloma Township has about 3,400 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Coloma Township
51% of Coloma Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Coloma Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Coloma Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coloma Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #548 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Coloma Township’s grade up (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($60,417, U.S. $80,734).
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Coloma Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
What Coloma Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coloma Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,579 → 448. 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 Coloma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Coloma Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,939 residents head out to work, 89 work right here, and 359 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Coloma Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 towns that employ Coloma Township’s residents
Where Coloma Township clocks in
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.
The trip to work from Coloma Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coloma Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,970 commuters (the 11% 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 Coloma Township goes to work
About 24% 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.
For most of Coloma Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coloma Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #373 of 701 in Michigan. 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 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,220 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). 9.3% of Coloma Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Coloma Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700, Coloma Township ranks 2,717th of 3,692 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,715 | Mayfield NY | 6,073 | $72K | 15.3% | 4.7% | 8% | C |
| 2,716 | West Modesto CA | 5,978 | $61K | 12.4% | 12.1% | 1% | C |
| 2,717 | Coloma Township MI | 4,968 | $60K | 13.0% | 5.3% | 4% | C |
| 2,718 | Avon CO | 6,184 | $89K | 12.2% | 8.1% | 17% | C |
| 2,719 | O'Neill NE | 3,567 | $57K | 18.5% | 0.5% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Coloma Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Coloma Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Watervliet Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coloma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coloma Township | – | C | C+ | 28 min | $60,417 |
| Watervliet Township | 3% | C+ | B+ | 25 min | $58,616 |
| Hagar Township | under 3% | B | C− | 28 min | $67,273 |
| Covert Township | under 3% | D | D | 34 min | $37,697 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coloma 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 Coloma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coloma Township?
$60,417 (±$11,197) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coloma Township?
13.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coloma Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coloma Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benton Township (12%, 8 mi), St. Joseph (8%, 12 mi), Coloma (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Coloma Township walkable?
Coloma Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coloma Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coloma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coloma 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.