Byron Historic Commercial District · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Burns Township works elsewhere
There are 265 jobs in Burns Township, and 1,345 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Burns Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 6% work in Burns Township itself; outside it, Howell draws the most (4%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Burns Township: the figures worth knowing
Burns Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Burns Township is a place people come home to
There are 265 jobs based in Burns Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burns Township has about 2,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Burns Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burns Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #254 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Burns Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burns Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A commute of about 40 minutes in Burns Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burns Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,433 commuters (the 9% 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.
In and out of Burns Township on a workday
On a workday 1,270 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 190 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Burns Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Burns Township goes to work
Where Burns Township clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
Burns Township works in goods: 37% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burns Township, 2011 → 2021: 166 → 265. 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 Burns Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Burns Township
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Burns Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burns Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #661 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Burns Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,577 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). 2.1% of Burns Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Burns Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Burns Township ranks: 1,339th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 154 | Lima Township MI | 4,215 | $119K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,337 | West Galena Township IL | 3,143 | $66K | 6.3% | 0.0% | 30% | B+ |
| 1,338 | Bowdoin ME | 3,254 | $91K | 11.0% | 0.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,339 | Burns Township MI | 3,268 | $84K | 8.8% | 2.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,340 | Sloan NY | 3,699 | $72K | 14.7% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,341 | Genoa City WI | 2,866 | $81K | 5.6% | 4.8% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Burns Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Burns Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burns Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Township | – | B+ | D | 40 min | $83,750 |
| Antrim Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 34 min | $70,714 |
| Argentine Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 36 min | $98,508 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 31 min | $64,107 |
| Cohoctah Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 40 min | $86,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burns 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 Burns Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burns Township?
$83,750 (±$25,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burns Township?
8.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burns Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burns Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howell (4%, 16 mi), Flint (4%, 20 mi), Fenton (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Burns Township walkable?
Burns Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burns Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burns Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burns 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.