Wells Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Wells Township report 40 jobs for 594 working residents. The two grades for Wells Township are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Hardly any stay in Wells Township for work; outside it, Caro is the main destination (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wells Township: the figures worth knowing
Where Wells Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Wells Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Wells Township’s grade up (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.2%) is left out: Wells 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wells Township could be anywhere from D to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Wells Township
On a workday 591 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Wells Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Wells Township to work: where people go
Where Wells Township clocks in
17% 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.
Jobs in Wells Township: what the 40 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wells Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 40. 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 Wells Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Wells Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wells Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 591 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wells Township
About 24% 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.
Few in Wells Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wells Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wells Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 633 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). 2.3% of Wells Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wells Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Wells Township ranks 3,267th of 5,794 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,265 | Beaver Township IN | 1,537 | $71K | 8.5% | 4.1% | 6% | C |
| 3,266 | Ford River Township MI | 2,014 | $70K | 7.9% | 5.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,267 | Wells Township MI | 1,585 | $72K | 8.6% | 5.2% | 1% | C |
| 3,268 | Hillsdale NY | 1,811 | $77K | 9.8% | 3.8% | 11% | C |
| 3,269 | Brookdale CA | 1,378 | $87K | 14.0% | 7.0% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Wells Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Wells Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Indianfields Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wells Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | – | C | D− | 27 min | $71,806 |
| Indianfields Township | 2% | D | C− | 29 min | $57,250 |
| Ellington Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $82,250 |
| Kingston Township | 2% | C− | C− | 24 min | $61,250 |
| Dayton Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 40 min | $69,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wells 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 Wells Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wells Township?
$71,806 (±$11,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wells Township?
8.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wells 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 Wells Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (17%, 6 mi), Almer Township (5%, 9 mi), Elkland Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wells Township walkable?
Wells Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wells 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 Wells Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wells 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.