Joyfield TownshipMI
A town of 792, settled in 1869.
Is Joyfield Township a good place to live?
18% of residents live below the poverty line in Joyfield Township, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve, at 138 acres. Joyfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
792 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Joyfield Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore1.6M visitors a year
23 mi TheatreRamsdell Theatre5 mi MuseumMichigan Legacy Art ParkPhoto credits
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: en:User:Grod028, Public domain · Ramsdell Theatre: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Joyfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Joyfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Joyfield Township.
Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Joyfield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Joyfield Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Joyfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Joyfield Township’s median household income is $51,000, below both Michigan’s towns ($77,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2011, Joyfield Township has added 100 jobs, to 175 in 2021.
| Joyfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Joyfield Township
Joyfield Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Joyfield Township is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Joyfield Township is
Joyfield Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of Joyfield Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Joyfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Joyfield Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Joyfield Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve | — | 138 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Joyfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Joyfield Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Joyfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
95% of working residents leave Joyfield Township for work
Where Joyfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Joyfield Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Joyfield Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 763 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the south central portion of the county. US 31 and M-115 converge at the northern edge of the township.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 843 ft
Questions about Joyfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Joyfield Township, MI a good place to live?
Joyfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.