Edwards Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
76 jobs are based in Edwards Township, and 508 of its residents work somewhere. Edwards Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Edwards Township itself; outside it, West Branch draws the most (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Edwards Township, in a few figures
Edwards Township is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Edwards Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Edwards Township has about 960 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Edwards Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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 508 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Edwards Township
On income, poverty and job access, Edwards Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Edwards Township’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.7%) is left out: Edwards 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, Edwards Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
In and out of Edwards Township on a workday
On a workday 500 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Edwards Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How far Edwards Township’s workers travel
About 42% 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.
Edwards Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edwards Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 609 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Edwards Township goes to work
Where Edwards Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Edwards Township works in goods: 79% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edwards Township, 2011 → 2021: 25 → 76. 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 Edwards Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Edwards Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edwards Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 680 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). 1.9% of Edwards Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Edwards Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Edwards Township is 2,615th among 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,613 | Traer IA | 1,555 | $76K | 11.2% | 3.5% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,614 | Camillus NY | 1,258 | $50K | 11.0% | 8.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,615 | Edwards Township MI | 1,396 | $72K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,616 | Albion Township MI | 1,086 | $76K | 11.1% | 1.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,617 | Sheridan CA | 1,183 | $96K | 12.3% | 9.9% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Edwards Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Edwards Township
The biggest share goes to Horton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edwards Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Township | – | C+ | D | 19 min | $72,431 |
| Horton Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Nester Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Ogemaw Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 23 min | $76,346 |
| Clement Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Horton Township, Nester Township and Clement Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edwards 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 Edwards Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edwards Township?
$72,431 (±$12,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edwards Township?
4.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edwards Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edwards Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Branch (17%, 6 mi), West Branch Township (9%, 10 mi), Horton Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Edwards Township walkable?
Edwards Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edwards Township without a car?
0% 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 Edwards Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edwards 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.