Noble Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Noble Township; the top destination outside it is Coldwater (18%, 16 miles). 28 jobs are based in Noble Township for 190 working residents. Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Noble Township by day
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 the trip to work from Noble Township ends
Where Noble Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
Noble Township makes things: 79% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noble Township, 2011 → 2021: 26 → 28. 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 Noble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Noble Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Noble Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Noble Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 23% 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.
Noble Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bronson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $66,806 |
| Bronson Township | 3% | C+ | D− | 36 min | $77,750 |
| Fawn River Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $79,167 |
| Gilead Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Noble 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 Noble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Noble Township?
$66,806 (±$6,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
16.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (18%, 16 mi), Sturgis (12%, 10 mi), Bronson (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Noble Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Noble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Noble 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.