Kimball Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Kimball Township has 1,136 jobs, and 4,216 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Kimball Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% work in Kimball Township itself; outside it, Port Huron draws the most (17%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Kimball Township
Kimball Township and Port Huron trade workers both ways
Port Huron is the top workplace for Kimball Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Kimball Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kimball Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,136 jobs based in Kimball Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kimball Township has about 6,600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kimball Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
Income, poverty and work: Kimball Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kimball Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #380 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Kimball Township’s grade up (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($71,047, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kimball Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Out of Kimball Township to work: where people go
Where Kimball Township clocks in
7% 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.
Kimball Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 4,071 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 991 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Kimball Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Kimball Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kimball Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,301 commuters (the 9% 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 kinds of work in Kimball Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kimball Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,090 → 1,136. 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 Kimball Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Kimball Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Kimball Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kimball Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #583 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Kimball Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,702 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). 3.2% of Kimball Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Kimball Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Kimball Township is 1,557th of 2,751 U.S. towns of 6,800 to 13,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,555 | Flushing MI | 8,175 | $80K | 7.0% | 6.7% | 5% | B− |
| 1,556 | Sheffield Lake OH | 8,971 | $70K | 14.8% | 3.6% | 2% | B− |
| 1,557 | Kimball Township MI | 9,652 | $71K | 9.2% | 3.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,558 | Broadview IL | 7,871 | $65K | 9.4% | 6.5% | 4% | B− |
| 1,559 | Marshall MI | 6,800 | $76K | 5.7% | 6.9% | 25% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,751 | 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 Kimball Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
11% of Kimball Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Marysville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kimball Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Township | – | B− | D | 29 min | $71,047 |
| St. Clair Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 27 min | $93,068 |
| Clyde Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $84,028 |
| Wales Township | under 3% | C | D− | 37 min | $90,417 |
| Marysville | 7% | B | C+ | 25 min | $66,901 |
| Port Huron Township | 4% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $61,983 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kimball 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 Kimball Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kimball Township?
$71,047 (±$5,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kimball Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kimball Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kimball Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Huron (17%, 7 mi), Marysville (7%, 5 mi), Detroit (5%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Kimball Township walkable?
Kimball Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kimball Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kimball Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kimball 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.