Lafayette Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Lafayette Township has 9 jobs; 216 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lafayette Township itself; outside it, Wheeler Township draws the most (9%, 7 miles). 1% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lafayette Township in brief
Lafayette Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Lafayette Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lafayette Township has about 300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lafayette Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Lafayette Township workers work from home
Only 1% 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 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lafayette Township
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Lafayette Township: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 commuters (the 1% 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.
Out of Lafayette Township to work: where people go
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
In Lafayette Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2011 → 2021: 10 → 9. 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 Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lafayette Township goes 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.
Next door to Lafayette Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $78,125 |
| Emerson Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Wheeler Township | 9% | C | B− | 27 min | $61,149 |
Same-state neighbors only. Emerson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wheeler Township. Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lafayette Township?
$78,125 (±$12,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafayette Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeler Township (9%, 7 mi), St. Louis (8%, 11 mi), Alma (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lafayette Township without a car?
0% 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 Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette 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.