M-86-Prarie River Bridge · Photo: Charles W. Chapman · CC BY-SA 3.0Nottawa Township’s household incomes are lower than in 70% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 12.5% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. Jobs and income earn Nottawa Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in ten work in Nottawa Township; the top destination outside it is Sturgis (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Nottawa Township in brief
The figures behind Nottawa Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nottawa Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns, #508 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Nottawa Township’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns).
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, poverty and unemployment, Nottawa Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The 939 jobs based in Nottawa Township
939 jobs are based in Nottawa Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nottawa Township, 2011 → 2021: 529 → 939. 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 Nottawa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nottawa Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,273 residents head out to work, 120 work right here, and 819 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Nottawa Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Nottawa Township’s residents
Where Nottawa Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
How long Nottawa Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nottawa Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,299 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Nottawa Township commutes
About 22% 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 Nottawa Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nottawa Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #324 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,492 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). 11.6% of Nottawa Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nottawa Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nottawa Township next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100: 2,699th of 4,153 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 113 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,697 | Fennimore WI | 2,775 | $62K | 15.1% | 2.0% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,698 | Cheshire MA | 3,180 | $70K | 8.6% | 4.6% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,699 | Nottawa Township MI | 3,808 | $62K | 12.5% | 3.1% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,700 | Sherburne NY | 3,857 | $63K | 9.0% | 3.3% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,701 | Carlton NY | 2,793 | $82K | 11.7% | 5.3% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Nottawa Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Nottawa Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lockport Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nottawa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottawa Township | – | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $62,094 |
| Lockport Township | 3% | C | D | 24 min | $73,929 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | B | C− | 21 min | $83,250 |
| Mendon Township | 3% | B− | C− | 27 min | $75,962 |
| Colon Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 22 min | $65,602 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nottawa 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 Nottawa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nottawa Township?
$62,094 (±$9,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nottawa Township?
12.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nottawa Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nottawa Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sturgis (9%, 10 mi), Three Rivers (8%, 8 mi), Lockport Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Nottawa Township walkable?
Nottawa Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nottawa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nottawa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nottawa 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.