With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Columbus Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26. There are 13 jobs in Columbus Township, and 52 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% 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
Who leaves Columbus Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Columbus Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
35% of working residents work in McMillan Township
Where Columbus Township clocks in
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.
Services make up most of the work in Columbus Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbus Township, 2011 → 2021: 13 → 13. 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 Columbus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Columbus Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbus Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Columbus Township
About 40% 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.
Bordering towns draw 35% of Columbus Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $38,194 |
| McMillan Township | 35% | D− | A− | 15 min | $44,550 |
| Lakefield Township | under 2% | D | C | 30 min | $56,484 |
| Seney Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McMillan Township. Darker towns draw more of Columbus 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 Columbus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbus Township?
$38,194 (±$22,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbus Township?
6.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbus Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbus Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McMillan Township (35%, 12 mi), Pentland Township (12%, 17 mi), Iron Mountain (6%, 119 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Columbus Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Columbus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbus 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.