With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Pipestone Township works elsewhere
276 jobs are based in Pipestone Township, and 934 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Pipestone Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pipestone Township stands out on work
Pipestone Township is a place people come home to
There are 276 jobs based in Pipestone Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pipestone Township has about 1,500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Pipestone Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 934 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pipestone Township
Unemployment holds Pipestone Township’s grade up (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
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, Pipestone Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who works in Pipestone Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 874 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 216 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Pipestone Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How long Pipestone Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pipestone Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,047 commuters (the 4% 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.
10% of working residents work in Benton Township
Where Pipestone Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 76% of the jobs in Pipestone Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pipestone Township, 2011 → 2021: 319 → 276. 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 Pipestone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Pipestone 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 Pipestone Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,087 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). 3.7% of Pipestone Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pipestone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,244th of 5,404: where Pipestone Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 132 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 2,242 | Highland Township IN | 1,511 | $90K | 8.4% | 4.7% | 3% | B− |
| 2,243 | Presque Isle Township MI | 1,725 | $94K | 5.8% | 3.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,244 | Pipestone Township MI | 2,127 | $73K | 12.5% | 2.6% | 6% | B− |
| 2,245 | Dublin NH | 1,605 | $105K | 9.7% | 1.7% | 11% | B− |
| 2,246 | Jefferson Township PA | 2,210 | $73K | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pipestone Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Pipestone Township
The biggest share goes to Berrien Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pipestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone Township | – | B− | D | 22 min | $72,533 |
| Berrien Township | 3% | B | C | 24 min | $79,148 |
| Bainbridge Township | under 3% | B | C− | 21 min | $74,574 |
| Sodus Township | under 3% | B | B | 17 min | $78,402 |
| Silver Creek Township | under 3% | B | C | 21 min | $80,894 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pipestone 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 Pipestone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pipestone Township?
$72,533 (±$9,386) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pipestone Township?
12.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pipestone Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pipestone Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benton Township (10%, 8 mi), St. Joseph (7%, 11 mi), Oronoko Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Pipestone Township walkable?
Pipestone Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pipestone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pipestone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pipestone 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.