Most of Woodbridge Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Woodbridge Township report 130 jobs, and 467 of its residents work somewhere. Woodbridge Township grades D for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% work in Woodbridge Township itself; outside it, Hillsdale draws the most (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Woodbridge Township
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Woodbridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 130 jobs based in Woodbridge Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodbridge Township has about 970 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Woodbridge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 467 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Woodbridge Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Woodbridge Township is better than 10% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Woodbridge Township’s grade up ($66,786, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (27.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Woodbridge 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, Woodbridge Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Near or far: the trip to work from Woodbridge Township
About 38% 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 daily flow of workers through Woodbridge Township
On a workday 448 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Woodbridge Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting from Woodbridge Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodbridge Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 426 commuters (the 8% 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 towns that employ Woodbridge Township’s residents
Where Woodbridge Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Woodbridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodbridge Township, 2011 → 2021: 30 → 130. 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 Woodbridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Woodbridge Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Woodbridge Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 465 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). 9.4% of Woodbridge Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Woodbridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Woodbridge Township ranks 4,459th of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,457 | Mason TN | 1,342 | $48K | 31.0% | 6.1% | 2% | D |
| 4,458 | Big Mound Township IL | 1,713 | $35K | 29.0% | 4.6% | 16% | D |
| 4,459 | Woodbridge Township MI | 1,308 | $67K | 27.2% | 4.6% | 4% | D |
| 4,460 | Beaver Township OH | 1,271 | $51K | 15.4% | 10.2% | 1% | D |
| 4,461 | Cromwell Township PA | 1,488 | $52K | 12.3% | 4.1% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | 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 Woodbridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Woodbridge Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodbridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Township | – | D | D | 31 min | $66,786 |
| Cambria Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $59,906 |
| Amboy Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 30 min | $60,517 |
| Ransom Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $58,594 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ransom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodbridge Township?
$66,786 (±$6,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodbridge Township?
27.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodbridge Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodbridge Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsdale (9%, 11 mi), Fremont (5%, 16 mi), Coldwater (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Woodbridge Township walkable?
Woodbridge Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodbridge Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodbridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodbridge 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.