Aetna Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
For jobs and income Aetna Township is better than 10% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). 202 jobs are based in Aetna Township, and 634 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Aetna Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (13%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Aetna Township apart on work
Aetna Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Aetna Township is Grand Rapids, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (83) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Aetna Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 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 634 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Aetna Township
Household income holds Aetna Township’s grade up ($62,813, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (30.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (5.7%) is left out: Aetna 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, Aetna Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Near or far: the trip to work from Aetna Township
About 19% 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.
From Aetna Township, about 39 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aetna Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 668 commuters (the 11% 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.
Aetna Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 180 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Aetna Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Aetna Township goes to work
Where Aetna Township clocks in
8% 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 Aetna Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aetna Township, 2011 → 2021: 272 → 202. 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 Aetna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Aetna Township commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 750 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.5% of Aetna Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Aetna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Aetna Township is 4,814th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 145 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,812 | Junction City KY | 2,346 | $46K | 27.9% | 7.2% | 1% | D |
| 4,813 | South Pittsburg TN | 2,927 | $58K | 21.8% | 11.9% | 10% | D |
| 4,814 | Aetna Township MI | 2,357 | $63K | 30.3% | 5.7% | 3% | D |
| 4,815 | Strathmore CA | 2,675 | $43K | 32.6% | 9.9% | 3% | D |
| 4,816 | Lamar AR | 1,776 | $51K | 22.7% | 1.8% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Aetna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Aetna Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mecosta Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aetna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna Township | – | D | B− | 39 min | $62,813 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | C− | C | 30 min | $57,898 |
| Big Prairie Township | under 3% | D− | D | 38 min | $53,289 |
| Mecosta Township | 4% | C | C | 25 min | $61,250 |
| Reynolds Township | under 3% | B− | C | 37 min | $72,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aetna 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 Aetna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aetna Township?
$62,813 (±$12,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aetna Township?
30.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aetna Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aetna Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (13%, 39 mi), Big Rapids (8%, 13 mi), Big Rapids Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Aetna Township walkable?
Aetna Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aetna Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aetna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aetna 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.