With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Newfield Township works elsewhere
There are 140 jobs in Newfield Township, against 886 working residents. Newfield Township grades D for jobs and income and C for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Newfield Township apart on work
Newfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 140 jobs based in Newfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newfield Township has about 1,600 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Newfield Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 886 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Newfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Newfield Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Newfield Township’s grade up ($62,391, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Newfield 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 two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Newfield Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
In and out of Newfield Township on a workday
On a workday 864 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Newfield Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Newfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 828 commuters (the 3% 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.
7% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Newfield Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Newfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 184 → 140. 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 Newfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Newfield Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Newfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newfield Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 850 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). 1.6% of Newfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Newfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200, Newfield Township comes 4,151st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,149 | Montrose MI | 1,700 | $44K | 28.9% | 2.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,150 | San Saba TX | 3,126 | $50K | 15.2% | 4.3% | 23% | D |
| 4,151 | Newfield Township MI | 2,382 | $62K | 14.5% | 2.6% | 2% | D |
| 4,152 | Porter Township PA | 1,863 | $60K | 18.2% | 2.9% | 10% | D |
| 4,153 | Hardinsburg KY | 2,513 | $56K | 18.2% | 5.5% | 25% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Newfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Newfield Township
The biggest share goes to Denver Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield Township | – | D | C | 27 min | $62,391 |
| Leavitt Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ferry Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 30 min | $54,601 |
| Denver Township | 2% | D− | C− | 33 min | $41,735 |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | C− | C | 30 min | $54,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leavitt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newfield 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 Newfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newfield Township?
$62,391 (±$13,452) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newfield Township?
14.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newfield Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (7%, 50 mi), Muskegon (6%, 27 mi), Fremont (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Newfield Township walkable?
Newfield Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newfield 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.