Egbert H. Gold Estate · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Park Township works elsewhere
There are 884 jobs in Park Township for 8,273 working residents. The two grades for Park Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Park Township, in a few figures
Fewer jobs are based in Park Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Park Township fell from 3,225 in 2011 to 884 in 2021, −73%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Park Township works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Park Township: Holland (22%) and Holland Township (19%). Next door ↓
Park Township is a place people come home to
There are 884 jobs based in Park Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Park Township has about 12,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Park Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Park Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #172 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Park Township’s grade up ($110,402, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, poverty and unemployment, Park Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Jobs in Park Township: what the 884 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Park Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,225 → 884. 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 Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Park Township
On a workday 8,077 residents head out to work, 196 work right here, and 688 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Park Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
22% of working residents work in Holland
Where Park Township clocks in
22% of workers
19% 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.
From Park Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Park Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,110 commuters (the 12% 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 Park Township commutes less than 8 miles
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.
In Park Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Park Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #504 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Park 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 9,166 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Park Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Park Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Park Township is 740th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 72 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 738 | La Vista NE | 16,543 | $82K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 5% | A− |
| 739 | Mount Washington KY | 18,989 | $96K | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5% | A− |
| 740 | Park Township MI | 19,199 | $110K | 5.4% | 5.0% | 2% | A− |
| 741 | Genoa Township MI | 20,576 | $101K | 6.9% | 4.4% | 8% | A− |
| 742 | Calera AL | 18,992 | $87K | 7.3% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Park Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 41% of Park Township
The biggest share goes to Holland (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Township | – | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
| Holland | 22% | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Laketown Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $91,989 |
| Beechwood | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Holland Township | 19% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Port Sheldon Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $107,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beechwood: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Holland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Park 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 Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Park Township?
$110,402 (±$9,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Park Township?
5.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Park Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Park Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (22%, 5 mi), Holland Township (19%, 5 mi), Zeeland (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Park Township walkable?
Park Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Park Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Park 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.