Tobacco TownshipMI
A town of 2,519, settled in 1895.
Is Tobacco Township a good place to live?
Tobacco Township earns a D, 663rd of 697 graded towns in Michigan, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $64K, and 9% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, natural-hazard risk is low. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Tobacco Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2, 200 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
99% of working residents leave Tobacco Township for work
Where Tobacco Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Tobacco Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Tobacco Township is from typical.
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Moving to Tobacco Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tobacco Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tobacco Township.
Tobacco Township is a second-home town and sends most of its workers to Midland and beyond.
For health, Tobacco Township earns a C−
42% of Tobacco Township adults have high blood pressure. Tobacco Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 17% of Tobacco Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Tobacco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tobacco Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 77.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Tobacco Township
Tobacco Township has 141 jobs for its 816 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 506 in 2011 to 141.
Most working residents leave Tobacco Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2011, Tobacco Township has lost 365 jobs, to 141 in 2021. Tobacco Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Tobacco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Older than Michigan overall
28.6% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 5.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
The median age in Tobacco Township is 53.2 years. Tobacco Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 2,519 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Tobacco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.2 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Tobacco Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
| Tobacco Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaverton School Nature Area Number 2 | 1.7 mi | 200 |
| 2. Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit | — | 162 |
| 3. Wixom Lake West Public Access | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Tobacco Township
Tobacco Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tobacco Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tobacco Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Edson and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tobacco Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MuseumUSS Edson
18 mi GardenDow Gardens
19 mi GardenChippewa Nature Center
32 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
37 mi TheatreTemple Theatre38 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chippewa Nature Center: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Tobacco Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tobacco Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Tobacco Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Tobacco Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Tobacco Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,459 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
Tobacco Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Tobacco Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Township | #663 | D | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Beaverton | — | — | B | C | C+ | C− |
| Beaverton Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Billings Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Buckeye Township | — | — | B | — | B | C− |
| Edenville Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
Beaverton, Beaverton Township, Billings Township, Buckeye Township and Edenville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tobacco Township, Beaverton Township, Billings Township, Buckeye Township and Edenville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tobacco Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tobacco Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tobacco Township, MI a good place to live?
Tobacco Township grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #663 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Tobacco Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.