Polkton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
352 jobs are based in Polkton Township, and 1,218 of its residents work somewhere. Polkton Township grades A for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Polkton Township, in brief
Polkton Township makes and builds things
72% of the jobs based in Polkton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Polkton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Polkton Township is a place people come home to
There are 352 jobs based in Polkton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Polkton Township has about 1,800 people in it, 33% 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.
Inside Polkton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Polkton Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #51 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Polkton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in Polkton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Polkton Township, 2011 → 2021: 153 → 352. 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 Polkton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Polkton Township
On a workday 1,136 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 270 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Polkton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
14% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Polkton Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
About 24 minutes to work from Polkton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Polkton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,048 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Polkton Township
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.
Driving is how Polkton Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Polkton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #691 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Polkton 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 1,211 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). 5.3% of Polkton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Polkton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Polkton Township places 327th of 5,083 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 230 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
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| 325 | Skaneateles NY | 2,503 | $126K | 4.9% | 1.1% | 11% | A |
| 326 | Rhome TX | 1,961 | $101K | 4.3% | 4.5% | 1% | A |
| 327 | Polkton Township MI | 2,616 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| 328 | Seymour WI | 3,261 | $107K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| 329 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Polkton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
10% of Polkton Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Coopersville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Polkton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polkton Township | – | A | D− | 24 min | $112,708 |
| Allendale Township | 4% | A− | A | 22 min | $81,683 |
| Coopersville | 6% | B | C | 23 min | $67,131 |
| Crockery Township | under 3% | A | D− | 23 min | $89,700 |
| Lamont | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ravenna Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $75,625 |
| Wright Township | under 3% | B | C− | 22 min | $87,344 |
| Tallmadge Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 23 min | $100,721 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lamont: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Polkton 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 Polkton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Polkton Township?
$112,708 (±$14,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Polkton Township?
2.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Polkton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Polkton Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (14%, 18 mi), Coopersville (6%, 2 mi), Allendale Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Polkton Township walkable?
Polkton Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Polkton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Polkton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Polkton 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.