Fewer people are out of work in Williams Township (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26. Williams Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 4% stay in Williams Township for work; outside it, Midland is the main destination (22%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Williams Township apart
Williams Township trades workers with the towns around it
Williams Township has about as many jobs (1,651) as working residents (1,922), but they are mostly different people: 1,838 residents leave for work each day while 1,567 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Williams Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Williams Township and Midland trade workers both ways
Midland is the top workplace for Williams Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Williams Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Williams Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
78% of the jobs based in Williams Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 55% of the jobs Williams Township residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Williams Township. The jobs ↓
Williams Township makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Williams Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Williams Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Williams Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Williams Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #235 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Williams Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
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, Williams Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The daily flow of workers through Williams Township
On a workday 1,838 residents head out to work, 84 work right here, and 1,567 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where people from Williams Township work
Where Williams Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
In Williams Township, 45% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,651 jobs are based in Williams Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williams Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,500 → 1,651. 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 Williams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Williams Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williams Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,493 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.
How far it is to work from Williams Township
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.
Most trips from Williams Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Williams Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #234 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,831 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). 1.7% of Williams Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Williams Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,245th of 3,758: where Williams Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 55 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 126 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,243 | Glendale CO | 4,475 | $71K | 16.1% | 1.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,244 | Dawsonville GA | 4,888 | $91K | 7.4% | 2.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,245 | Williams Township MI | 5,032 | $87K | 12.5% | 1.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,246 | Somerset Township MI | 4,606 | $89K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,247 | Washington Township OH | 4,415 | $87K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Williams Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Williams Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Township | – | B+ | B− | 25 min | $87,380 |
| Midland | 22% | B− | B | 20 min | $73,325 |
| Monitor Township | 4% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $76,563 |
| Tittabawassee Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $107,146 |
| Beaver Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $89,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Midland. Darker towns draw more of Williams 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 Williams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Williams Township?
$87,380 (±$22,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williams Township?
12.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williams Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williams Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (22%, 6 mi), Bay City (9%, 11 mi), Saginaw (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Williams Township walkable?
Williams Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Williams 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 Williams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williams 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.