Hayes Township’s household incomes are lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
25.4% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. The two grades for Hayes Township are D− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in Hayes Township itself; outside it, Harrison draws the most (8%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hayes Township, in a few figures
Hayes Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hayes Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hayes Township fell from 549 in 2011 to 358 in 2021, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Many jobs in Hayes Township pay little
29% of the jobs based in Hayes Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Hayes Township is a place people come home to
There are 358 jobs based in Hayes Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Hayes Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hayes Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #698 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hayes Township’s grade.
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 firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hayes Township stays D−.
The trip to work from Hayes Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayes Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,249 commuters (the 16% 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.
Inside Hayes Township’s 358 jobs
358 jobs are based in Hayes Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayes Township, 2011 → 2021: 549 → 358. 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 Hayes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Hayes Township to work
About 38% 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.
In and out of Hayes Township on a workday
On a workday 1,171 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Hayes Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hayes Township ends
Where Hayes Township clocks in
6% 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 Hayes Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hayes Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #582 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Hayes Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,493 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). 9.7% of Hayes Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Hayes Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400, and where Hayes Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,835 | Hebbronville TX | 4,194 | $42K | 32.9% | 7.1% | 21% | D− |
| 3,836 | Sherrill Township MO | 5,574 | $47K | 26.3% | 10.9% | 20% | D− |
| 3,837 | Hayes Township MI | 4,722 | $40K | 25.4% | 19.0% | 6% | D− |
| 3,838 | San Carlos AZ | 4,973 | $56K | 40.4% | 18.2% | 51% | D− |
| 3,839 | Chinle AZ | 4,147 | $53K | 28.4% | 12.0% | 31% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Hayes Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Hayes Township
The biggest share goes to Hatton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Township | – | D− | D | 39 min | $40,250 |
| Frost Township | under 2% | D− | D | 49 min | $46,667 |
| Hatton Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 39 min | $54,583 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | D− | D | 29 min | $45,096 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hatton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayes 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 Hayes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hayes Township?
$40,250 (±$4,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayes Township?
25.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayes Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayes Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrison (8%, 3 mi), Mount Pleasant (6%, 31 mi), Clare (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hayes Township walkable?
Hayes Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hayes Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hayes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayes 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.