Most of Stanwood commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). There are 16 jobs in Stanwood, and 58 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Stanwood itself; outside it, Big Rapids draws the most (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stanwood quiets down on a workday
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Stanwood on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 towns that employ Stanwood’s residents
Where Stanwood clocks in
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Stanwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanwood, 2011 → 2021: 50 → 16. 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 Stanwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Stanwood spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanwood workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where in the region Stanwood works
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.
Stanwood and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mecosta Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwood | – | — | — | 25 min | $54,632 |
| Mecosta Township | 3% | C | C | 25 min | $61,250 |
| Austin Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 29 min | $64,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanwood’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 Stanwood: questions
What is the median household income in Stanwood?
$54,632 (±$11,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanwood?
1.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanwood?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanwood work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (12%, 8 mi), Grand Rapids (9%, 44 mi), Newaygo (3%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Stanwood 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 Stanwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanwood
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.