Unemployment in Edenville Township (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income B−: better than 54% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability C: more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 57% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Edenville Township; the top destination outside it is Midland (33%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Edenville Township, in brief
Edenville Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Edenville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Edenville Township has about 1,700 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Edenville Township works in Midland
293 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Midland, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Edenville Township itself. The commute map ↓
Edenville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 888 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Edenville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edenville Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Edenville Township’s grade up (1.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edenville Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Edenville Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 887 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Edenville Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.06 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
33% of working residents work in Midland
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Edenville Township clocks in
33% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edenville Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 885 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 56 jobs in Edenville Township are
56 jobs are based in Edenville Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Edenville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edenville Township, 2011 → 2021: 68 → 56. 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.
Half of Edenville Township commutes less than 19 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Edenville Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edenville Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,003 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). 4.1% of Edenville Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Edenville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Edenville Township is 2,192nd of 5,401 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Edenville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 141 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,190 | Howard Lake MN | 2,288 | $92K | 10.3% | 1.4% | 13% | B− |
| 2,191 | Hopedale Township IL | 1,806 | $98K | 12.2% | 9.0% | 10% | B− |
| 2,192 | Edenville Township MI | 2,495 | $71K | 11.9% | 1.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,193 | Kidder Township PA | 1,856 | $79K | 6.4% | 7.3% | 9% | B− |
| 2,194 | Thunderbolt GA | 2,534 | $75K | 17.6% | 3.5% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 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.
Edenville Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jerome Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Edenville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edenville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenville Township | – | B− | C | 33 min | $70,511 |
| Jerome Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $80,313 |
| Tobacco Township | under 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $64,000 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | C | C− | 30 min | $72,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Edenville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edenville Township?
$70,511 (±$24,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edenville Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edenville Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edenville Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (33%, 14 mi), Saginaw (4%, 34 mi), Jerome Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Edenville Township walkable?
Edenville Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edenville Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edenville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edenville 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.