Photo: BenHerrera1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Holland Township
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. About one in five work in Holland Township itself; outside it, Holland draws the most (18%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 7% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Holland Township, in brief
A lot of Holland Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Holland Township: Holland (18%), Zeeland (15%) and Olive Township (2%). Next door ↓
Holland Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Holland Township went from 16,337 in 2011 to 24,484 in 2021, +50%. The jobs ↓
Holland Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Holland Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Holland Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 45%. The jobs ↓
Most Holland Township residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Holland Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Factories, building and farms: 41% of the jobs in Holland Township
24,484 jobs are based in Holland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holland Township, 2011 → 2021: 16,337 → 24,484. 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 Holland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Holland Township
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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Holland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,917 commuters (the 7% 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.
Holland Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 13,908 residents head out to work, 4,131 work right here, and 20,353 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47,000 people are in Holland Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 per resident).
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 out of Holland Township: the destinations
Where Holland Township clocks in
18% 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.
Work next door: 37% of Holland Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $84,279 |
| Holland | 18% | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Zeeland | 15% | B | B− | 14 min | $52,628 |
| Park Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
| Olive Township | 2% | A | D | 19 min | $80,208 |
| Zeeland Township | 2% | A | B | 18 min | $113,750 |
| Fillmore Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 18 min | $90,142 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holland. Darker towns draw more of Holland 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 Holland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Holland Township?
$84,279 (±$4,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holland Township?
9.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holland Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holland Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (18%, 4 mi), Zeeland (15%, 3 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Holland Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holland 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.