Hazelton Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Hazelton Township; the top destination outside it is Owosso (8%, 11 miles). 388 jobs are based in Hazelton Township; 807 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Hazelton Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hazelton Township, in a few figures
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in Hazelton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Hazelton 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. 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 807 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hazelton Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Hazelton Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, poverty and unemployment, Hazelton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The kinds of work in Hazelton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazelton Township, 2011 → 2021: 246 → 388. 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 Hazelton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hazelton Township takes 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 Hazelton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,042 commuters (the 8% 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 daily commute in and out of Hazelton Township
On a workday 785 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Hazelton 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.
Out of Hazelton Township to work: where people go
Where Hazelton 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.
Half of Hazelton Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 29% 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.
Driving is how Hazelton Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,135 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). 5.8% of Hazelton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Hazelton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Hazelton Township ranks 1,182nd 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+ |
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| 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 1,180 | Turtle WI | 2,392 | $94K | 5.7% | 5.3% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,181 | Lake Como NJ | 1,677 | $82K | 3.7% | 6.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Hazelton Township MI | 2,032 | $81K | 7.6% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Rich Hill Township MO | 1,593 | $99K | 0.0% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,184 | Centennial Park AZ | 1,839 | $168K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 31% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Hazelton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Hazelton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazelton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Township | – | B+ | C | 34 min | $81,346 |
| New Haven Township | under 2% | B− | D | 32 min | $68,250 |
| Venice Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 27 min | $66,250 |
| Flushing Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 29 min | $85,292 |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 29 min | $77,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hazelton Township?
$81,346 (±$9,955) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazelton Township?
7.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazelton Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazelton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owosso (8%, 11 mi), Flint (5%, 16 mi), Flint Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hazelton Township walkable?
Hazelton Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hazelton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazelton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazelton 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.