Household incomes in Indianfields Township are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. The poverty rate is 33.3%, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. Jobs and income earn Indianfields Township D; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Indianfields Township apart on work
Indianfields Township and Caro trade workers both ways
Caro is the top workplace for Indianfields Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Indianfields Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Indianfields Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Indianfields Township went from 418 in 2011 to 706 in 2021, +69%. The jobs ↓
Few Indianfields Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 844 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Indianfields Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Indianfields Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Indianfields Township’s grade up (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (4.8%) is left out: Indianfields 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, Indianfields Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
15% of working residents work in Caro
Where Indianfields Township clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Indianfields Township: what the 706 are
706 jobs are based in Indianfields Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indianfields Township, 2011 → 2021: 418 → 706. 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 Indianfields Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Indianfields Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indianfields Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 873 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who leaves Indianfields Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 818 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 680 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 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.
Half of Indianfields Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 25% 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.
The commute in Indianfields Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Indianfields Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 895 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). 4.2% of Indianfields Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Indianfields Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Indianfields Township and other U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,722 | Waldport OR | 2,268 | $56K | 15.7% | 17.2% | 10% | D |
| 4,723 | Warden WA | 2,830 | $58K | 20.9% | 8.1% | 18% | D |
| 4,724 | Indianfields Township MI | 2,463 | $57K | 33.3% | 4.8% | 3% | D |
| 4,725 | Hoopa CA | 2,233 | $65K | 21.5% | 11.7% | 66% | D |
| 4,726 | Grove Hill AL | 1,708 | $59K | 18.2% | 7.7% | 13% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Indianfields Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Indianfields Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
The biggest share goes to Caro (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indianfields Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianfields Township | – | D | C− | 29 min | $57,250 |
| Caro | 15% | D− | A | 19 min | $41,595 |
| Wells Township | under 2% | C | D− | 27 min | $71,806 |
| Juniata Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $69,412 |
| Almer Township | 3% | C− | C | 26 min | $62,188 |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | C− | C | 35 min | $63,155 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indianfields 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 Indianfields Township: questions
What is the median household income in Indianfields Township?
$57,250 (±$12,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indianfields Township?
33.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indianfields Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indianfields Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (15%, 3 mi), Saginaw (5%, 28 mi), Frankenmuth (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Indianfields Township walkable?
Indianfields Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Indianfields 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 Indianfields Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indianfields 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.