Napoleon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 6% work in Napoleon Township itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (22%, 7 miles). Napoleon Township has 910 jobs, against 2,676 working residents. For jobs and income Napoleon Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Napoleon Township and work: the main findings
Jobs in Napoleon Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Napoleon Township went from 302 in 2011 to 910 in 2021, +201%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Napoleon Township pay little
27% of the jobs based in Napoleon Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Napoleon Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Napoleon Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($73,793, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, Napoleon Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs in Napoleon Township: what the 910 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Napoleon Township, 2011 → 2021: 302 → 910. 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 Napoleon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Napoleon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,518 residents head out to work, 158 work right here, and 752 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Napoleon Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where Napoleon Township goes to work
Where Napoleon Township clocks in
22% 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.
Time on the road from Napoleon Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Napoleon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,622 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far Napoleon Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
For most of Napoleon Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,971 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). 3.1% of Napoleon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Napoleon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,253 U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100, Napoleon Township comes 1,324th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 108 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,322 | Dumbarton VA | 7,997 | $60K | 12.1% | 1.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,323 | Jonesborough TN | 6,990 | $74K | 11.7% | 1.7% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,324 | Napoleon Township MI | 6,706 | $74K | 7.9% | 2.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,325 | Newberry Township OH | 6,623 | $72K | 3.8% | 4.2% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,326 | Bethlehem Township OH | 5,519 | $71K | 8.9% | 2.9% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | 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 Napoleon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
15% of Napoleon Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Summit Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Napoleon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Township | – | B+ | B− | 28 min | $73,793 |
| Columbia Township | 2% | B+ | C | 38 min | $85,767 |
| Norvell Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 32 min | $99,107 |
| Leoni Township | 6% | B | C | 23 min | $76,605 |
| Summit Township | 7% | C+ | C | 19 min | $65,987 |
| Grass Lake Township | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $95,692 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Napoleon 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 Napoleon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Napoleon Township?
$73,793 (±$10,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Napoleon Township?
7.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Napoleon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Napoleon Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (22%, 7 mi), Blackman Township (8%, 11 mi), Summit Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Napoleon Township walkable?
Napoleon Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Napoleon 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 Napoleon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Napoleon 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.