Weare Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 141 jobs in Weare Township; 395 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Weare Township is better than 15% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Weare Township in brief
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Weare Township averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (19 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
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 395 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Weare Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Weare Township’s grade up (12.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (5.2%) is left out: Weare Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Weare Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Half of Weare Township commutes less than 28 miles
About 38% 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.
How a workday changes Weare Township
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Weare Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
9% of working residents work in Hart
Where Weare Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Factories, building and farms: 64% of the jobs in Weare Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weare Township, 2011 → 2021: 103 → 141. 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 Weare Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Weare Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weare Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 523 commuters (the 7% 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.
Getting around Weare Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 563 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). 1.8% of Weare Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Weare Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Weare Township places 3,676th of 4,866 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,674 | Hildale UT | 1,319 | $79K | 19.3% | 8.9% | 7% | D |
| 3,675 | Buckeye Township KS | 1,142 | $69K | 19.5% | 2.7% | 2% | D |
| 3,676 | Weare Township MI | 1,256 | $55K | 12.2% | 5.2% | 5% | D |
| 3,677 | Freehold Township PA | 1,168 | $57K | 13.1% | 5.8% | 1% | D |
| 3,678 | Quincy WI | 1,212 | $42K | 9.0% | 0.5% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Weare Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Weare Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hart Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weare Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weare Township | – | D | D | 27 min | $55,114 |
| Pentwater Township | 6% | B− | A− | 19 min | $87,708 |
| Hart Township | 7% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Crystal Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Riverton Township | under 3% | D | D | 22 min | $63,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hart Township: not graded. Crystal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weare 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 Weare Township: questions
What is the median household income in Weare Township?
$55,114 (±$13,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weare Township?
12.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weare Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weare Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hart (9%, 6 mi), Hart Township (7%, 6 mi), Ludington (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Weare Township walkable?
Weare Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weare 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 Weare Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weare 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.