With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of New Haven Township works elsewhere
Only 4% work in New Haven Township; the top destination outside it is Ithaca (7%, 10 miles). New Haven Township has 125 jobs; 311 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income New Haven Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in New Haven Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds New Haven Township’s grade up (10.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: New Haven Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, New Haven Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
In and out of New Haven Township on a workday
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in New Haven Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The places New Haven Township commutes to
Where New Haven Township clocks in
5% 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.
New Haven Township works in goods: 75% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Haven Township, 2011 → 2021: 89 → 125. 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 New Haven Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from New Haven Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Haven Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 commuters (the 16% 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 distance from New Haven Township to work
About 17% 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 of New Haven Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Haven Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place New Haven 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 363 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). 8.1% of New Haven Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Haven Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Haven Township places 1,927th of 3,133 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,925 | Hoxie KS | 1,188 | $67K | 8.6% | 0.6% | 35% | C− |
| 1,926 | Clear Lake WI | 1,100 | $74K | 17.3% | 5.3% | 12% | C− |
| 1,927 | New Haven Township MI | 1,049 | $70K | 10.5% | 3.2% | 4% | C− |
| 1,928 | Bigler Township PA | 1,211 | $61K | 9.4% | 5.2% | 6% | C− |
| 1,929 | Somers MT | 1,280 | $57K | 8.0% | 4.7% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 New Haven Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around New Haven Township
The biggest share goes to North Shade Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Haven Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Township | – | C− | D− | 23 min | $70,192 |
| Newark Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 20 min | $74,750 |
| North Shade Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Crystal Township | under 3% | C− | D | 42 min | $56,087 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Shade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Haven 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 New Haven Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Haven Township?
$70,192 (±$5,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Haven Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Haven Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Haven Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ithaca (7%, 10 mi), Fulton Township (6%, 8 mi), St. Johns (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is New Haven Township walkable?
New Haven Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Haven Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Haven Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Haven 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.