Winterfield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Winterfield Township; the top destination outside it is Clare (5%, 26 miles). Employers in Winterfield Township report 24 jobs, and 127 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Winterfield Township
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Winterfield Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where the trip to work from Winterfield Township ends
Where Winterfield Township clocks in
5% 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.
What Winterfield Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winterfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 9 → 24. 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 Winterfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Winterfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winterfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Winterfield Township commutes less than 37 miles
About 42% 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 towns around Winterfield Township
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winterfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterfield Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $57,813 |
| Summerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Redding Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marion Township | 4% | D− | D | 30 min | $43,547 |
| Clam Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Summerfield Township, Redding Township and Clam Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winterfield 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 Winterfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Winterfield Township?
$57,813 (±$12,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winterfield Township?
13.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winterfield Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winterfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clare (5%, 26 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 40 mi), Marion Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Winterfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winterfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winterfield 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.