Hinton Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Hinton Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). 49 jobs are based in Hinton Township for 392 working residents. Hardly any work in Hinton Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (10%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hinton Township apart on work
Hinton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hinton Township is Grand Rapids, 42 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (39) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hinton Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Hinton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hinton Township has about 770 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hinton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 32 minutes). 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 392 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hinton Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Hinton Township’s grade up (6.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: Hinton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Hinton Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Where in the region Hinton Township works
About 23% 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.
Who works in Hinton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Hinton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting from Hinton Township: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hinton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Hinton Township to work: where people go
Where Hinton Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 55% of the jobs in Hinton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hinton Township, 2011 → 2021: 39 → 49. 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 Hinton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Hinton Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 307 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.6% of Hinton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hinton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hinton Township is 2,183rd among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,181 | Springwater WI | 1,273 | $71K | 10.1% | 5.6% | 6% | C |
| 2,182 | Pinconning MI | 1,176 | $65K | 12.1% | 4.2% | 11% | C |
| 2,183 | Hinton Township MI | 1,111 | $60K | 6.5% | 4.2% | 1% | C |
| 2,184 | Erie Township OH | 1,154 | $50K | 8.6% | 2.6% | 5% | C |
| 2,185 | Lake Secession SC | 1,268 | $52K | 7.1% | 5.0% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Hinton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Hinton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Morton Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hinton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Township | – | C | C+ | 38 min | $60,368 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | C− | C | 30 min | $57,898 |
| Millbrook Township | under 3% | D | C− | 31 min | $70,655 |
| Cato Township | 4% | D | B− | 31 min | $67,500 |
| Morton Township | 5% | C− | C− | 27 min | $72,877 |
| Canadian Lakes | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canadian Lakes: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hinton 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 Hinton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hinton Township?
$60,368 (±$6,391) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hinton Township?
6.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hinton Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hinton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (10%, 42 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 25 mi), Morton Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hinton Township walkable?
Hinton Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hinton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hinton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hinton 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.