Hastings Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Hastings Township has 628 jobs, against 1,284 working residents. Jobs and income earn Hastings Township C+; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hastings Township: the figures worth knowing
Hastings Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hastings Township went from 341 in 2011 to 628 in 2021, +84%. The jobs ↓
Hastings Township and Hastings trade workers both ways
Hastings is the top workplace for Hastings Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Hastings Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Hastings Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hastings Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #482 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Hastings Township’s grade up ($78,538, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hastings Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Jobs in Hastings Township: what the 628 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hastings Township, 2011 → 2021: 341 → 628. 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 Hastings Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
20% of working residents work in Hastings
Where Hastings 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.
A workday in Hastings Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,220 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 564 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Hastings Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
About 22 minutes each way for Hastings Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hastings Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,164 commuters (the 5% 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 commute from Hastings Township, by distance
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.
For most of Hastings Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hastings Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #232 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,230 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). 6.7% of Hastings Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hastings Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,678th of 4,562: where Hastings Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,676 | Walworth WI | 2,759 | $70K | 18.1% | 4.3% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,677 | Oregon Township IN | 3,282 | $71K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,678 | Hastings Township MI | 3,091 | $79K | 10.1% | 5.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,679 | Cedar Creek Township MI | 3,365 | $74K | 9.2% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,680 | Wimberley TX | 2,909 | $80K | 6.9% | 12.3% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Hastings Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
25% of Hastings Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hastings (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hastings Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Township | – | C+ | B− | 22 min | $78,538 |
| Hastings | 20% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $58,286 |
| Baltimore Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 30 min | $76,583 |
| Castleton Township | under 3% | D | B− | 29 min | $59,444 |
| Rutland Township | 5% | B− | D | 26 min | $87,875 |
| Carlton Township | under 3% | B | D− | 32 min | $82,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hastings 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 Hastings Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hastings Township?
$78,538 (±$6,264) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hastings Township?
10.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hastings Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hastings Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (20%, 3 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 31 mi), Thornapple Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hastings Township walkable?
Hastings Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hastings Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hastings Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hastings 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.