Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Unemployment in Henrietta Township (10.8%) is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; the Michigan average is 24, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Henrietta Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Only 3% work in Henrietta Township; the top destination outside it is Jackson (18%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Henrietta Township at work: what stands out
Henrietta Township is a place people come home to
There are 178 jobs based in Henrietta Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Henrietta Township has about 3,300 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Henrietta Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Henrietta Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Henrietta Township’s grade up (6.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Henrietta Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
How a workday changes Henrietta Township
On a workday 1,592 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Henrietta Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Henrietta Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henrietta Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,834 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Henrietta Township goes to work
Where Henrietta Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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 place that makes things: 28% of Henrietta Township’s jobs are in goods
178 jobs are based in Henrietta Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henrietta Township, 2011 → 2021: 212 → 178. 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 Henrietta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Henrietta Township
About 16% 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 Henrietta Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Henrietta Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #698 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Henrietta 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 2,046 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). 1.6% of Henrietta Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Henrietta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Henrietta Township is 2,196th among 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | 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 | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,194 | Arbor Vitae WI | 3,503 | $73K | 11.8% | 1.2% | 12% | B− |
| 2,195 | Shillington PA | 5,542 | $80K | 16.7% | 6.1% | 4% | B− |
| 2,196 | Henrietta Township MI | 4,729 | $81K | 6.3% | 10.8% | 3% | B− |
| 2,197 | Stowe VT | 5,325 | $94K | 9.9% | 4.6% | 49% | B− |
| 2,198 | Fishhook AK | 5,819 | $111K | 9.2% | 4.5% | — | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Henrietta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Henrietta Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Leoni Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henrietta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Township | – | B− | D− | 29 min | $81,339 |
| Leoni Township | 4% | B | C | 23 min | $76,605 |
| Rives Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 24 min | $85,960 |
| Bunker Hill Township | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $79,852 |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $74,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Henrietta 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 Henrietta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Henrietta Township?
$81,339 (±$6,501) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henrietta Township?
6.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henrietta Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henrietta Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (18%, 10 mi), Blackman Township (11%, 8 mi), Chelsea (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Henrietta Township walkable?
Henrietta Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Henrietta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henrietta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henrietta 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.