Elmwood Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
67 jobs are based in Elmwood Township; 395 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Elmwood Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Elmwood Township
Elmwood Township is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Elmwood Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elmwood Township has about 720 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Elmwood Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 395 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Elmwood Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Elmwood Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Elmwood Township’s grade up (11.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.5%) is left out: Elmwood 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Elmwood Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Who works in Elmwood Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 393 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Elmwood 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.
The trip to work from Elmwood Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmwood Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 466 commuters (the 2% 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.
14% of working residents work in Elkland Township
Where Elmwood Township clocks in
10% 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.
In Elmwood Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmwood Township, 2011 → 2021: 137 → 67. 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 Elmwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Elmwood Township, by distance
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Elmwood Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Elmwood Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 476 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). 12.1% of Elmwood Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Elmwood Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Elmwood Township comes 2,189th on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,187 | Naches WA | 1,083 | $54K | 16.5% | 2.8% | 9% | C− |
| 2,188 | Mound City Township KS | 1,328 | $64K | 11.1% | 0.7% | 11% | C− |
| 2,189 | Elmwood Township MI | 1,049 | $67K | 11.6% | 4.5% | 1% | C− |
| 2,190 | Mellen Township MI | 1,095 | $51K | 7.3% | 7.3% | 3% | C− |
| 2,191 | Tuscarora NY | 1,370 | $77K | 18.5% | 3.1% | 4% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Elmwood Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Elmwood Township and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Township | – | C− | D− | 26 min | $66,875 |
| Elkland Township | 14% | D | C | 27 min | $61,953 |
| Brookfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $84,219 |
| Ellington Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $82,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elkland Township. Darker towns draw more of Elmwood 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 Elmwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elmwood Township?
$66,875 (±$13,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmwood Township?
11.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmwood Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmwood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkland Township (14%, 6 mi), Caro (10%, 12 mi), Winsor Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Elmwood Township walkable?
Elmwood Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elmwood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elmwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmwood 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.