Unemployment in Comstock Township (2.9%) is lower than in 71% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Comstock Township for work; outside it, Kalamazoo is the main destination (24%, 6 miles). For jobs and income Comstock Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Comstock Township and work: the main findings
Comstock Township trades workers with the towns around it
Comstock Township has about as many jobs (7,477) as working residents (6,490), but they are mostly different people: 5,961 residents leave for work each day while 6,948 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Comstock Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Comstock Township makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Comstock Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Comstock Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Comstock Township works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Comstock Township: Kalamazoo (24%), Kalamazoo Township (5%) and Richland Township (2%). Next door ↓
Comstock Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Comstock Township went from 4,631 in 2011 to 7,477 in 2021, +61%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Comstock Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,376, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, Comstock Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Comstock Township on a workday
On a workday 5,961 residents head out to work, 529 work right here, and 6,948 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 (1.15 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Comstock Township
7,477 jobs are based in Comstock Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Comstock Township, 2011 → 2021: 4,631 → 7,477. 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 Comstock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Comstock Township goes to work
Where Comstock Township clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Comstock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Comstock Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,332 commuters (the 14% 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 Comstock Township
About 15% 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 commute in Comstock Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,392 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). 1.6% of Comstock Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Comstock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Comstock Township is 847th among 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 7 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 24 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 76 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 845 | Sleepy Hollow NY | 11,474 | $104K | 8.7% | 5.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 846 | Hewitt TX | 16,754 | $84K | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 847 | Comstock Township MI | 15,512 | $76K | 6.4% | 2.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 848 | Hamilton Township PA | 11,759 | $100K | 3.7% | 4.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 849 | Vincent CA | 15,340 | $100K | 6.7% | 6.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Comstock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 32% of Comstock Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Comstock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Township | – | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $76,376 |
| Galesburg | under 2% | C− | B+ | 22 min | $52,153 |
| Kalamazoo Township | 5% | C+ | C+ | 21 min | $58,349 |
| Kalamazoo | 24% | C | A | 19 min | $52,272 |
| Eastwood | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Charleston Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 20 min | $82,308 |
| Richland Township | 2% | A | C | 26 min | $106,470 |
| Pavilion Township | 1% | B− | D | 25 min | $83,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eastwood: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kalamazoo. Darker towns draw more of Comstock 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 Comstock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Comstock Township?
$76,376 (±$3,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Comstock Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Comstock Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Comstock Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (24%, 6 mi), Portage (12%, 9 mi), Battle Creek (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Comstock Township walkable?
Comstock Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Comstock Township without a car?
1% 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 Comstock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Comstock 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.