Photo: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domainPine Grove Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Pine Grove Township itself; outside it, Kalamazoo draws the most (15%, 14 miles). Employers in Pine Grove Township report 164 jobs for 1,241 working residents. For jobs and income Pine Grove Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pine Grove Township, in a few figures
Pine Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 164 jobs based in Pine Grove Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pine Grove Township has about 2,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pine Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Pine Grove Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Pine Grove Township’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($69,239, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pine Grove Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The daily commute in and out of Pine Grove Township
On a workday 1,206 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Pine Grove 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.
The trip to work from Pine Grove Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Grove Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,142 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.
Out of Pine Grove Township to work: where people go
Where Pine Grove Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 71% of Pine Grove Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Grove Township, 2011 → 2021: 113 → 164. 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 Pine Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Pine Grove Township
About 15% 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.
In Pine Grove Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,293 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). 3.1% of Pine Grove Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pine Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pine Grove Township is 1,635th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,633 | Harrison Township IN | 3,582 | $81K | 9.1% | 3.7% | 8% | B |
| 1,634 | Van Buren Township IN | 3,147 | $70K | 8.8% | 0.8% | 15% | B |
| 1,635 | Pine Grove Township MI | 3,083 | $69K | 7.4% | 2.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,636 | Garfield Township MI | 2,589 | $85K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 1% | B |
| 1,637 | Hagar Township MI | 3,173 | $67K | 9.4% | 1.3% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pine Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Pine Grove Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Township | – | B | D | 33 min | $69,239 |
| Gobles | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Bloomingdale Township | 3% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $65,634 |
| Alamo Township | under 3% | A | D | 22 min | $87,113 |
| Almena Township | under 3% | A | D | 26 min | $107,901 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gobles: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bloomingdale Township. Darker towns draw more of Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Grove Township?
$69,239 (±$7,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Grove Township?
7.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Grove Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Grove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (15%, 14 mi), Portage (8%, 17 mi), Allegan (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Pine Grove Township walkable?
Pine Grove Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Grove 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.