Warren Township has higher unemployment (8.0%) than 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Warren Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 14% across Michigan. Only 6% work in Warren Township itself; outside it, Midland draws the most (22%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Warren Township apart
Warren Township makes and builds things
92% of the jobs based in Warren Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Warren Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Warren Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Warren Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 765 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Warren Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Warren Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Warren Township’s grade up ($72,750, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Warren Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Goods, not services: 92% of the jobs in Warren Township
490 jobs are based in Warren Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warren Township, 2011 → 2021: 473 → 490. 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 Warren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Warren Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warren Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 979 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who leaves Warren Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 720 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 445 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Warren Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Commuting out of Warren Township: the destinations
Where Warren Township clocks in
22% 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.
Miles to work from Warren Township
About 25% 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 Warren Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Warren Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,006 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 Warren Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Warren Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Warren Township comes 3,915th 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 142 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 225 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,913 | Cadott WI | 1,473 | $71K | 15.8% | 0.6% | 6% | C |
| 3,914 | Rossville Township KS | 1,893 | $63K | 14.7% | 6.5% | 1% | C |
| 3,915 | Warren Township MI | 2,045 | $73K | 11.2% | 8.0% | 6% | C |
| 3,916 | Clarksfield Township OH | 1,588 | $73K | 9.8% | 8.5% | <1% | C |
| 3,917 | Bethel Township PA | 1,564 | $75K | 10.4% | 3.1% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | 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 Warren Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Warren Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | – | C | C− | 30 min | $72,750 |
| Beaverton Township | under 3% | C | C | 28 min | $67,768 |
| Edenville Township | under 3% | B− | C | 33 min | $70,511 |
| Wise Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 25 min | $68,125 |
| Geneva Township | under 3% | C | C | 30 min | $61,518 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warren 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 Warren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Warren Township?
$72,750 (±$14,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warren Township?
11.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warren Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warren Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (22%, 19 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 17 mi), Coleman (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Warren Township walkable?
Warren Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warren 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 Warren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warren 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.