Earning a living in Ionia Township
No jobs are based in Ionia Township in the Census job records; 30 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Ionia Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (23%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Ionia Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Ionia Township on a workday afternoon, 58% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Ionia Township commutes to
Where Ionia Township clocks in
10% 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 distance from Ionia Township to work
About 27% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Ionia Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ionia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Athens Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Limestone Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Odessa Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Athens Township, Limestone Township, Calvin Township and Odessa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Center Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ionia 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 Ionia Township: questions
Where do people who live in Ionia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (23%, 10 mi), Beloit (20%, 20 mi), Manhattan (10%, 99 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ionia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ionia 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.