Heath Township has lower unemployment (0.9%) than 95% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Heath Township itself; outside it, Holland draws the most (15%, 12 miles). Jobs and income earn Heath Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Heath Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Heath Township apart on work
Heath Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Heath Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Heath Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 38%. The jobs ↓
Heath Township empties out on a workday
About 2,800 people are in Heath Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 4,000 who live here: 1,800 head out to work and 570 come in. 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.
The four measures behind Heath Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Heath Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #30 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Heath Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
In Heath Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
645 jobs are based in Heath Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heath Township, 2011 → 2021: 758 → 645. 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 Heath Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Heath Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,774 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 574 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Heath Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.35 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 Heath Township’s working residents head each day
Where Heath Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Heath Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heath Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,808 commuters (the 9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Heath Township
About 15% 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.
Few in Heath Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Heath Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #487 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Heath 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 1,988 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). 0.0% of Heath Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Heath Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Heath Township places 241st of 4,177 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 120 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 239 | Huxley IA | 4,715 | $112K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 8% | A |
| 240 | Weldon Spring MO | 5,301 | $159K | 0.7% | 4.2% | 2% | A |
| 241 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| 242 | Washington Township OH | 2,989 | $121K | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3% | A |
| 243 | Dale WI | 2,902 | $126K | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Heath Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Heath Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heath Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $105,491 |
| Manlius Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,646 |
| Overisel Township | under 2% | A | C− | 21 min | $101,331 |
| Valley Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $87,100 |
| Monterey Township | under 2% | B− | C | 32 min | $91,207 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Heath 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 Heath Township: questions
What is the median household income in Heath Township?
$105,491 (±$14,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heath Township?
1.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heath Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heath Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (15%, 12 mi), Holland Township (9%, 14 mi), Allegan (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Heath Township walkable?
Heath Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Heath Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heath Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heath 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.