Everett Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are lower than in 79% of U.S. towns. Everett Township has 266 jobs; 709 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Everett Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Everett Township, in brief
Everett Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Everett Township is Grand Rapids, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (66) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Everett Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical 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 709 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Everett Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Everett Township’s grade up (14.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (10.7%) is left out: Everett 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, Everett Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
The commute from Everett Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Everett Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Everett Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 622 commuters (the 15% 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 works in Everett Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 684 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Everett Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Grand Rapids
Where Everett Township clocks in
8% 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 place that makes things: 60% of Everett Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Everett Township, 2011 → 2021: 151 → 266. 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 Everett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Everett Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 729 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). 9.1% of Everett Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Everett Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Everett Township ranks 4,612th of 5,509 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,610 | Weatherly PA | 2,546 | $52K | 22.2% | 7.3% | 9% | D |
| 4,611 | Hughes Springs TX | 1,531 | $53K | 19.6% | 0.5% | 18% | D |
| 4,612 | Everett Township MI | 1,994 | $57K | 14.1% | 10.7% | 4% | D |
| 4,613 | Weedpatch CA | 2,685 | $22K | 46.5% | 22.0% | 2% | D |
| 4,614 | Tavernier FL | 2,413 | $50K | 17.6% | 4.7% | 8% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Everett Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Everett Township
The biggest share goes to White Cloud (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Everett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Township | – | D | D | 31 min | $56,875 |
| Big Prairie Township | under 3% | D− | D | 38 min | $53,289 |
| Brooks Township | under 3% | B− | D | 34 min | $77,734 |
| Wilcox Township | under 3% | D− | D | 36 min | $45,000 |
| White Cloud | 8% | D | A | 33 min | $45,192 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | C− | D | 24 min | $67,065 |
| Goodwell Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Everett 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 Everett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Everett Township?
$56,875 (±$9,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Everett Township?
14.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Everett Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Everett Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (9%, 38 mi), White Cloud (8%, 4 mi), Newaygo (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Everett Township walkable?
Everett Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Everett Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Everett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Everett 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.