Household incomes in Wilcox Township trail those of 93% of U.S. towns
29.5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.2% across Michigan. The two grades for Wilcox Township are D− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilcox Township and work: the main findings
Fewer jobs are based in Wilcox Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Wilcox Township fell from 379 in 2011 to 79 in 2021, −79%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Wilcox Township is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Wilcox Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilcox Township has about 880 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wilcox Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 385 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Wilcox Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Wilcox Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Wilcox Township’s grade.
Unemployment (7.1%) is left out: Wilcox 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, Wilcox Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
In Wilcox Township, 67% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
79 jobs are based in Wilcox Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilcox Township, 2011 → 2021: 379 → 79. 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 Wilcox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Wilcox Township on a workday
On a workday 379 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Wilcox Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
A commute of about 36 minutes in Wilcox Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilcox Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 commuters (the 4% 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.
8% of working residents work in White Cloud
Where Wilcox Township clocks in
8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wilcox Township
About 19% 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 Wilcox Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wilcox Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wilcox 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 322 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). 6.6% of Wilcox Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wilcox Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, and where Wilcox Township sits
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,198 | Tenaha TX | 1,005 | $28K | 43.1% | 0.0% | 2% | D− |
| 4,199 | Rainelle WV | 1,180 | $36K | 29.8% | 2.7% | 11% | D− |
| 4,200 | Wilcox Township MI | 1,186 | $45K | 29.5% | 7.1% | 2% | D− |
| 4,201 | Amargosa Valley NV | 1,445 | $53K | 36.7% | 1.2% | 21% | D− |
| 4,202 | Wister OK | 1,068 | $37K | 25.3% | 4.5% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Wilcox Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
13% of Wilcox Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to White Cloud (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilcox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Township | – | D− | D | 36 min | $45,000 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| White Cloud | 8% | D | A | 33 min | $45,192 |
| Everett Township | 5% | D | D | 31 min | $56,875 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 42 min | $52,057 |
| Goodwell Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township and Goodwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilcox 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 Wilcox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilcox Township?
$45,000 (±$16,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilcox Township?
29.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilcox Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilcox Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Cloud (8%, 4 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 45 mi), Newaygo (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wilcox Township walkable?
Wilcox Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wilcox Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilcox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilcox 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.