Tobacco Township has higher unemployment (8.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Tobacco Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 1% work in Tobacco Township; the top destination outside it is Midland (16%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Tobacco Township
Fewer jobs are based in Tobacco Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Tobacco Township fell from 508 in 2011 to 142 in 2021, −72%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Tobacco Township is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Tobacco Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tobacco Township has about 1,800 people in it, 27% 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; with 828 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Tobacco Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tobacco Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #619 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Tobacco Township’s grade up (8.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tobacco Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Factories, building and farms: 46% of the jobs in Tobacco Township
142 jobs are based in Tobacco Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tobacco Township, 2011 → 2021: 508 → 142. 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 Tobacco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tobacco Township
On a workday 816 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Tobacco Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Tobacco Township’s residents
Where Tobacco Township clocks in
16% 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.
Tobacco Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tobacco Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 826 commuters (the 12% 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 Tobacco Township
About 28% 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.
Getting around Tobacco Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tobacco Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #606 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 940 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). 5.6% of Tobacco Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tobacco Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tobacco Township next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400: 3,866th of 4,868 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 19 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 129 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,864 | West Orange TX | 3,391 | $60K | 22.9% | 8.4% | 2% | C− |
| 3,865 | Bradley Township IL | 1,883 | $71K | 16.7% | 2.3% | 13% | C− |
| 3,866 | Tobacco Township MI | 2,519 | $64K | 8.7% | 8.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,867 | Shirley Township PA | 2,374 | $50K | 12.3% | 4.4% | 15% | C− |
| 3,868 | Aberdeen ID | 1,852 | $83K | 14.2% | 8.0% | 14% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | 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 Tobacco Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Tobacco Township
The biggest share goes to Beaverton (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tobacco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Township | – | C− | D | 28 min | $64,000 |
| Beaverton | 6% | D− | C− | 33 min | $30,050 |
| Beaverton Township | under 2% | C | C | 28 min | $67,768 |
| Billings Township | under 2% | D | D | 36 min | $53,899 |
| Buckeye Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 37 min | $52,708 |
| Edenville Township | under 2% | B− | C | 33 min | $70,511 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tobacco 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 Tobacco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tobacco Township?
$64,000 (±$10,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tobacco Township?
8.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tobacco Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tobacco Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (16%, 18 mi), Gladwin (10%, 10 mi), Beaverton (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Tobacco Township walkable?
Tobacco Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tobacco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tobacco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tobacco 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.