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Jobs & commute in Norwich Township

Norwich Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Norwich Township itself; outside it, Big Rapids draws the most (12%, 8 miles). There are 12 jobs in Norwich Township, and 177 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Norwich Township

On a workday 177 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

177live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night560
Workday400
560live here− 180head out to work+ 12come in to work= 400on a workday

About 400 people are in Norwich Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Norwich Township work

White Cloud: 9 residents work here (5%)Reed City: 8 residents work here (5%)Fremont: 5 residents work here (3%)Big Rapids: 21 residents work here (12%)Muskegon: 5 residents work here (3%)Walker: 6 residents work here (3%)Kentwood: 4 residents work here (2%)Grand Rapids: 13 residents work here (7%)Merrill TownshipMonroe TownshipNorwich TownshipColfax Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Lilley TownshipGoodwell TownshipLeavitt TownshipPlainfield Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Beaver TownshipBarton TownshipBig Rapids TownshipMecosta TownshipAustin TownshipBig RapidsGrand RapidsWhite CloudReed CityWalkerFremontNorwich Township
1
Big Rapids7.7 mi away
12%21
2
Grand Rapids49.7 mi away
7%13
3
White Cloud11.1 mi away
5%9
4
Reed City14.7 mi away
5%8
5
Walker47.7 mi away
3%6
6
Fremont22.1 mi away
3%5
7
Muskegon44.3 mi away
3%5
83%5
9
Kentwood55 mi away
2%4
10
Colfax Township24.2 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%97
The top trips

Where Norwich 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Norwich TownshipJobs Norwich Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities8%19%
Services: health, schools, offices92%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%32%
Over $3,333 a month42%53%

Who does it

29 or younger17%23%
30 to 5458%54%
55 and older25%23%
+0%

Jobs based in Norwich Township, 2011 → 2021: 12 → 12. 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 Norwich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 36 minutes to work from Norwich Township

A year of commuting
276 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Norwich Township36 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

of Norwich Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Norwich Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
19%Carpool

Share of the 226 commuters (the 28% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Norwich Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miBig Rapids: 12% · 7.7 miGrand Rapids: 7% · 49.7 miWhite Cloud: 5% · 11.1 miReed City: 5% · 14.7 miWalker: 3% · 47.7 miFremont: 3% · 22.1 miMuskegon: 3% · 44.3 miPlainfield Township: 3% · 42 miKentwood: 2% · 55 miColfax Township: 2% · 24.2 miBig Rapids 12%Grand Rapids 7%White Cloud 5%Reed City 5%Walker 3%Norwich Township
Norwich TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
12%Under 10 mi22 residents
31%10–24 mi55 residents
27%25–50 mi48 residents
29%Over 50 mi52 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

Next door to Norwich Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Big Rapids Township19 min
Barton Township29 min
Monroe Township31 min
Goodwell Township34 min
Norwich Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorwich Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Norwich Township–——36 min$80,625
Barton Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Monroe Townshipunder 3%——31 min—
Big Rapids Townshipunder 3%C+B−19 min$64,083
Goodwell Townshipunder 3%——34 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Barton Township, Monroe Township and Goodwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Norwich Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Norwich Township: questions

What is the median household income in Norwich Township?

$80,625 (±$17,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Norwich Township?

11.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Norwich Township?

36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Norwich Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (12%, 8 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 50 mi), White Cloud (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Norwich Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Norwich Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Norwich Township

Norwich Township home →

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.