Most of Gilead Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Employers in Gilead Township report 55 jobs, and 253 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Gilead Township for work; outside it, Coldwater is the main destination (19%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Gilead Township
Gilead Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Gilead Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gilead Township has about 460 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Gilead Township workers cross into Indiana
29% of Gilead Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Angola (11%), Fremont (4%) and South Bend (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Gilead Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 27 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Gilead Township
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Gilead Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 towns that employ Gilead Township’s residents
Where Gilead Township clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilead Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 329 commuters (the 4% 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.
The kinds of work in Gilead Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilead Township, 2011 → 2021: 40 → 55. 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 Gilead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Gilead Township to work
About 23% 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.
Gilead Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $68,125 |
| Kinderhook Township | under 2% | B− | D | 27 min | $83,348 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $63,118 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilead 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 Gilead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gilead Township?
$68,125 (±$22,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilead Township?
22.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilead Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilead Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (19%, 13 mi), Angola (11%, 11 mi), Sturgis (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Gilead Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilead 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.