Conway Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Conway Township report 93 jobs, against 1,453 working residents. Conway Township grades A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Conway Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Conway Township apart on work
Conway Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Conway Township is a place people come home to
There are 93 jobs based in Conway Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Conway Township has about 2,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Inside Conway Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Conway Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #101 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Conway Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
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, Conway Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How long Conway Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conway Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,550 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who leaves Conway Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,413 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Conway Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
9% of working residents work in Handy Township
Where Conway Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Conway Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conway Township, 2011 → 2021: 68 → 93. 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 Conway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Conway Township
About 16% 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.
In Conway Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Conway Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #701 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Conway Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,659 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Conway Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Conway Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Conway Township is 585th of 4,474 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 145 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 583 | Chase WI | 3,373 | $103K | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1% | A |
| 584 | Ottawa Hills OH | 4,782 | $168K | 3.3% | 5.7% | 4% | A |
| 585 | Conway Township MI | 3,594 | $101K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 586 | Birmingham Township PA | 4,118 | $215K | 1.7% | 6.7% | 4% | A |
| 587 | Mount Repose OH | 3,798 | $102K | 2.8% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Conway Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Conway Township
The biggest share goes to Handy Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Township | – | A | D− | 36 min | $100,625 |
| Locke Township | under 3% | A− | D | 32 min | $106,000 |
| Handy Township | 9% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $78,542 |
| Cohoctah Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 40 min | $86,250 |
| Antrim Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 34 min | $70,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Conway 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 Conway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Conway Township?
$100,625 (±$7,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conway Township?
2.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conway Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conway Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Handy Township (9%, 7 mi), Howell (7%, 12 mi), Howell Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Conway Township walkable?
Conway Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conway Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conway 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.