Most of Pewamo commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
59 jobs are based in Pewamo for 193 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pewamo for work; outside it, Ionia is the main destination (21%, 12 miles). The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Pewamo: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Pewamo on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Pewamo’s working residents head each day
Where Pewamo 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.
Jobs in Pewamo: what the 59 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pewamo, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 59. 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 Pewamo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pewamo: 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 Pewamo workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 19% 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 Pewamo commutes less than 21 miles
About 17% 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.
Pewamo and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lyons Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pewamo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewamo | – | — | — | 24 min | $72,500 |
| Lyons Township | 8% | C+ | D | 28 min | $75,294 |
| Dallas Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $84,200 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pewamo’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 Pewamo: questions
What is the median household income in Pewamo?
$72,500 (±$11,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pewamo?
6.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pewamo?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pewamo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ionia (21%, 12 mi), Lyons Township (8%, 3 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Pewamo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pewamo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pewamo
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.