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JoyfieldMI

A town of 632.

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Population
632
−4.5% since 2010
Median home value
$221K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
50.1
years
Jobs based here
175
A commuter town
Small town

632 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 60° · L 38°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Joyfield

Most working residents leave Joyfield for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Frankfort (19%), Benzonia (12%) and Traverse City (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Joyfield5%
Frankfort19%
Benzonia12%
Traverse City8%
Gilmore5%
11 mi
median commute distance
175
jobs based in Joyfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Joyfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 92 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

92″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–30°
Spring32–53°
Summer56–77°
Fall39–56°
Oct 20
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Joyfield is

Joyfield beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Michigan
7 better21 too close to call4 worse
What stands outJoyfieldMI
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.5%11.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.3%15.4%
More adults who have had cancer12%8.9%
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
10 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.4% of Joyfield is conserved land

2.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 46 of 12,698 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve—138
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Joyfield for work

Where Joyfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Frankfort Frankfort 19% 12% → Benzonia Benzonia 12% 8% → Traverse City Traverse City 8% 5% → Gilmore Gilmore 5% 4% → Garfield Garfield 4% 4% → Weldon Weldon 4% Joyfield · 5% stay
175jobs based in Joyfield
5%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

About Joyfield

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Joyfield Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 763 at the 2020 census. The township is located in the south central portion of the county. US 31 and M-115 converge at the northern edge of the township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
763
Area
20 sq mi
Elevation
843 ft

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