Covert Township’s household incomes are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
Covert Township grades D for jobs and income and D for walkability. The poverty rate is 30.1% (Michigan 13.2%). Only 4% work in Covert Township; the top destination outside it is South Haven (9%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Covert Township
Stores, warehouses and trucking
79% of the jobs in Covert Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Covert Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
88% of the jobs based in Covert Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 42% of the jobs Covert Township residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Covert Township. The jobs ↓
Jobs in Covert Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Covert Township went from 323 in 2011 to 700 in 2021, +117%. 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; with 721 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Covert Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Covert Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Covert Township’s grade up (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($37,697, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Covert Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Covert Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
88% of the jobs in Covert Township pay over $3,333 a month
700 jobs are based in Covert Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Covert Township, 2011 → 2021: 323 → 700. 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 Covert Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Covert Township
On a workday 689 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 668 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 (0.97 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.
Where Covert Township’s working residents head each day
Where Covert Township clocks in
9% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Covert Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Covert Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 686 commuters (the 8% 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.
Covert Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Driving is how Covert Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Covert Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Covert 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 749 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). 7.3% of Covert Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Covert Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Covert Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 98 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 141 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 4,943 | Granville NY | 2,416 | $47K | 20.7% | 6.6% | 14% | D |
| 4,944 | Jonesville NC | 2,356 | $30K | 18.7% | 7.7% | 6% | D |
| 4,945 | Covert Township MI | 2,499 | $38K | 30.1% | 3.3% | 4% | D |
| 4,946 | Rutland Township OH | 2,084 | $40K | 17.3% | 6.1% | 2% | D |
| 4,947 | Brogden NC | 2,733 | $42K | 31.1% | 9.3% | <1% | D |
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| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Covert Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Covert Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to South Haven Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Covert Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Township | – | D | D | 34 min | $37,697 |
| Coloma Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 28 min | $60,417 |
| South Haven Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Bangor Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hagar Township | under 3% | B | C− | 28 min | $67,273 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Haven Township and Bangor Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Covert 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 Covert Township: questions
What is the median household income in Covert Township?
$37,697 (±$8,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Covert Township?
30.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Covert Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Covert Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Haven (9%, 8 mi), Benton Township (7%, 13 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Covert Township walkable?
Covert Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Covert Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Covert Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Covert 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.