Wilson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The two grades for Wilson Township are B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Wilson Township has 173 jobs; 818 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Wilson Township itself; outside it, Boyne City draws the most (22%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilson Township at work: what stands out
Wilson Township and Boyne City trade workers both ways
Boyne City is the top workplace for Wilson Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Wilson Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wilson Township is a place people come home to
There are 173 jobs based in Wilson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilson Township has about 1,200 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Wilson Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Wilson Township fell from 342 in 2011 to 173 in 2021, −49%. 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 ↓
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 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Wilson Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Wilson Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Wilson Township’s grade up ($94,844, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.2%) is left out: Wilson 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, Wilson Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Where people from Wilson Township work
Where Wilson 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.
How many people are in Wilson Township by day
On a workday 805 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Wilson Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Wilson Township makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilson Township, 2011 → 2021: 342 → 173. 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 Wilson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wilson Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 776 commuters (the 11% 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.
The distance from Wilson Township to work
About 17% 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.
The commute in Wilson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wilson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Wilson 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 874 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). 1.0% of Wilson Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wilson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,289th of 5,656: where Wilson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 212 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,287 | Bruceville-Eddy TX | 1,483 | $76K | 12.6% | 2.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,288 | Star City WV | 1,795 | $59K | 17.8% | 1.9% | 4% | B− |
| 2,289 | Wilson Township MI | 1,872 | $95K | 8.5% | 5.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,290 | Windsor Township OH | 1,928 | $70K | 1.9% | 0.5% | <1% | B− |
| 2,291 | Barview OR | 1,684 | $79K | 4.5% | 5.1% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Wilson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 32% of Wilson Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Township | – | B− | D− | 22 min | $94,844 |
| South Arm Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $84,107 |
| Boyne City | 22% | C | B+ | 15 min | $64,855 |
| Boyne Valley Township | 10% | C+ | C | 23 min | $76,653 |
| Jordan Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Advance | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Eveline Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $101,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jordan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Advance: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Boyne City. Darker towns draw more of Wilson 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 Wilson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilson Township?
$94,844 (±$21,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilson Township?
8.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boyne City (22%, 3 mi), Boyne Valley Township (10%, 7 mi), East Jordan (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wilson Township walkable?
Wilson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wilson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilson 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.