With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Goodwell Township works elsewhere
7% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%. Goodwell Township has 5 jobs; 174 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Goodwell Township; the top destination outside it is Big Rapids (11%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Goodwell Township by day and by night
On a workday 173 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Goodwell 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 places Goodwell Township commutes to
Where Goodwell Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goodwell Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodwell Township, 2011 → 2021: 10 → 5. 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 Goodwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Goodwell Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodwell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far it is to work from Goodwell Township
About 25% 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.
Around Goodwell Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwell Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $63,750 |
| Mecosta Township | under 2% | C | C | 25 min | $61,250 |
| Big Prairie Township | under 2% | D− | D | 38 min | $53,289 |
| Wilcox Township | under 2% | D− | D | 36 min | $45,000 |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Everett Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $56,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norwich Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goodwell 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 Goodwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goodwell Township?
$63,750 (±$7,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodwell Township?
8.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodwell Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodwell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (11%, 10 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 44 mi), Reed City (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Goodwell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodwell 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.