With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Leavitt Township works elsewhere
1% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Leavitt Township has 73 jobs, and 335 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Leavitt Township itself; outside it, Hart draws the most (9%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Leavitt Township apart
Leavitt Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Leavitt Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leavitt Township has about 680 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Leavitt 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 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Leavitt Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Leavitt Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Miles to work from Leavitt Township
About 30% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Leavitt Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leavitt Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 350 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.
The places Leavitt Township commutes to
Where Leavitt Township clocks in
Lines 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 Leavitt Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leavitt Township, 2011 → 2021: 16 → 73. 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 Leavitt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Leavitt Township
The biggest share goes to Colfax Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leavitt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavitt Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $52,679 |
| Newfield Township | under 3% | D | C | 27 min | $62,391 |
| Elbridge Township | 3% | C− | C | 21 min | $80,833 |
| Colfax Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township and Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leavitt 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 Leavitt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leavitt Township?
$52,679 (±$10,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leavitt Township?
19.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leavitt Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leavitt Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hart (9%, 14 mi), Hart Township (7%, 12 mi), Shelby Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Leavitt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leavitt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leavitt 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.