Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Hudsonville top those of 69% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 8.3%, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Jobs and income earn Hudsonville B+; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in ten work in Hudsonville; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (15%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Hudsonville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hudsonville is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #260 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Hudsonville’s grade up (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hudsonville could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Hudsonville
On a workday 3,378 residents head out to work, 296 work right here, and 4,637 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Hudsonville on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 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.
The places Hudsonville commutes to
Where Hudsonville clocks in
9% 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.
What work there is in Hudsonville: 4,933 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hudsonville, 2011 → 2021: 5,835 → 4,933. 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 Hudsonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Hudsonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hudsonville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,258 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.
The distance from Hudsonville to work
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 Hudsonville, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hudsonville is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #235 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,605 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). 3.3% of Hudsonville households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hudsonville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,015 U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,800, Hudsonville comes 1,222nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,220 | Shirley MA | 7,189 | $122K | 9.9% | 5.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,221 | Robinson Township MI | 6,475 | $99K | 4.2% | 6.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,222 | Hudsonville MI | 7,964 | $91K | 8.3% | 5.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,223 | Molalla OR | 10,104 | $89K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,224 | Buckley WA | 5,688 | $125K | 9.3% | 4.5% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,015 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hudsonville, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Hudsonville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Georgetown Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hudsonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudsonville | – | B+ | B− | 20 min | $91,280 |
| Georgetown Township | 9% | A− | B− | 22 min | $102,150 |
| Jamestown Township | 3% | A+ | D | 20 min | $119,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hudsonville’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 Hudsonville: questions
What is the median household income in Hudsonville?
$91,280 (±$4,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hudsonville?
8.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hudsonville?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hudsonville work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (15%, 13 mi), Georgetown Township (9%, 3 mi), Wyoming (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hudsonville walkable?
Hudsonville is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hudsonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hudsonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hudsonville
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.