Trowbridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
336 jobs are based in Trowbridge Township for 1,163 working residents. Only 2% stay in Trowbridge Township for work; outside it, Allegan is the main destination (20%, 5 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Trowbridge Township in brief
Trowbridge Township makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Trowbridge Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Trowbridge Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Trowbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 336 jobs based in Trowbridge Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trowbridge Township has about 1,700 people in it, 32% 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.
What’s behind Trowbridge Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Trowbridge Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #430 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Trowbridge Township’s grade. It also does well on household income.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Trowbridge Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
In Trowbridge Township, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trowbridge Township, 2011 → 2021: 196 → 336. 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 Trowbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Trowbridge Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,138 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 311 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Trowbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Trowbridge Township goes to work
Where Trowbridge Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 trip to work from Trowbridge Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trowbridge Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 959 commuters (the 8% 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 Trowbridge 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.
For most of Trowbridge Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trowbridge Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #530 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,047 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). 3.1% of Trowbridge Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Trowbridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Trowbridge Township next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500: 2,484th of 5,083 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% | 3% | 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% | 3% | A |
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| 2,482 | Woodworth OH | 1,824 | $60K | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,483 | Cleveland GA | 3,472 | $64K | 18.9% | 1.1% | 15% | B− |
| 2,484 | Trowbridge Township MI | 2,561 | $76K | 10.7% | 4.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,485 | Jay NY | 2,472 | $72K | 6.7% | 3.0% | 11% | B− |
| 2,486 | Mesopotamia Township OH | 3,376 | $66K | 20.3% | 1.0% | 5% | B− |
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| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Trowbridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Trowbridge Township
The biggest share goes to Allegan Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trowbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge Township | – | B− | C− | 26 min | $75,833 |
| Cheshire Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 34 min | $64,345 |
| Otsego Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $74,145 |
| Allegan Township | 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allegan Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Trowbridge Township?
$75,833 (±$10,418) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trowbridge Township?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trowbridge Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trowbridge Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allegan (20%, 5 mi), Holland (6%, 25 mi), Allegan Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Trowbridge Township walkable?
Trowbridge Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trowbridge Township without a car?
1% 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 Trowbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trowbridge 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.