Navigation Structures at White Lake Harbor · Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainWhite River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Jobs and income earn White River Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in White River Township report 39 jobs, against 563 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from White River Township, in brief
White River Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in White River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White River Township has about 890 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
White River Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 23 minutes). 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 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in White River Township
On income, poverty and job access, White River Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds White River Township’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.0%) is left out: White River 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, White River Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
In and out of White River Township on a workday
On a workday 561 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in White River Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The daily trip from White River Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White River Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 531 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.
14% of working residents work in Muskegon
Where White River Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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 White River Township: what the 39 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White River Township, 2011 → 2021: 68 → 39. 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 White River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far White River Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
In White River Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White River Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 604 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). 1.6% of White River Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How White River Township ranks: 884th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 882 | Donald OR | 1,008 | $81K | 7.7% | 11.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 883 | Scott Township IN | 1,739 | $87K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 884 | White River Township MI | 1,416 | $110K | 4.0% | 1.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 885 | Elizabeth Lake CA | 1,840 | $120K | 5.8% | 9.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 886 | Nederland CO | 1,463 | $123K | 2.7% | 3.4% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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 White River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to White River Township
The biggest share goes to Montague Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River Township | – | B+ | D | 29 min | $110,179 |
| Fruitland Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $91,076 |
| Montague Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 17 min | $90,885 |
| Claybanks Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Claybanks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White River 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 White River Township: questions
What is the median household income in White River Township?
$110,179 (±$16,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White River Township?
4.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White River Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White River Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (14%, 16 mi), Montague (13%, 3 mi), Whitehall (13%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is White River Township walkable?
White River Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White River 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 White River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White River 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.