Households in Michigan Township earn less than those in 87% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Michigan Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Poverty touches 9.1% of residents, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. 20% of workers work from home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Michigan Township: the gist
Michigan Township and Frankfort trade workers both ways
Frankfort is the top workplace for Michigan Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Michigan Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Michigan Township works from home
20% of Michigan Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 588 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Michigan Township
The poverty rate holds Michigan Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($50,875, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Michigan Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Michigan Township could be anywhere from D to B.
32% of working residents work in Frankfort
Where Michigan Township clocks in
32% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Michigan Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Michigan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 543 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Michigan Township
On a workday 559 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Michigan Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 370 jobs in Michigan Township are
370 jobs are based in Michigan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Michigan Township, 2013 → 2023: 264 → 370. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Michigan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Michigan Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Michigan Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 678 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). 0.0% of Michigan Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Michigan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Michigan Township next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100: 3,401st of 5,794 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,399 | Fairview Park IN | 1,420 | $63K | 11.6% | 5.3% | 1% | C |
| 3,400 | Lake View IA | 1,122 | $69K | 8.8% | 0.6% | 15% | C |
| 3,401 | Michigan Township IN | 1,567 | $51K | 9.1% | 3.7% | 5% | C |
| 3,402 | Le Roy Township MI | 1,291 | $68K | 7.9% | 14.8% | 10% | C |
| 3,403 | Drexel OH | 1,751 | $32K | 15.7% | 16.8% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | 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 Michigan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Michigan Township
The biggest share goes to Center Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Michigan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Township | – | C | C− | 23 min | $50,875 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Center Township | 1% | B− | C+ | 19 min | $59,611 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Kirklin Township | under 2% | C | D | 31 min | $58,403 |
| Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Warren Township, Johnson Township, Union Township and Forest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Michigan 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 2023, 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 Michigan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Michigan Township?
$50,875 (±$20,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Michigan Township?
9.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Michigan Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Michigan Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (32%, 7 mi), Lafayette (16%, 25 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Michigan Township walkable?
Michigan Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Michigan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Michigan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Michigan Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.