Most of Summerfield Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Summerfield Township report 20 jobs, against 138 working residents. Hardly any work in Summerfield Township itself; outside it, Marion Township draws the most (8%, 12 miles). 4% of workers work from home, 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Summerfield Township
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Summerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Summerfield Township’s working residents head each day
Where Summerfield Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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 Summerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summerfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 5 → 20. 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 Summerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Summerfield Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summerfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Summerfield Township
About 41% 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.
Next door to Summerfield Township
The biggest share goes to Winterfield Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $37,321 |
| Winterfield Township | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Frost Township | under 3% | D− | D | 49 min | $46,667 |
| Holland Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 39 min | $54,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Winterfield Township and Holland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summerfield 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 Summerfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summerfield Township?
$37,321 (±$10,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summerfield Township?
32.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summerfield Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summerfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion Township (8%, 12 mi), Midland (7%, 47 mi), Mount Pleasant (6%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Summerfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summerfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summerfield 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.