Chase Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Chase Township report 77 jobs, and 351 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Chase Township is better than 10% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 1% stay in Chase Township for work; outside it, Reed City is the main destination (12%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chase Township and work: the main findings
Chase Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Chase Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Chase Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Chase Township
Household income holds Chase Township’s grade up ($61,563, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.1%) is left out: Chase 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, Chase Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
In and out of Chase Township on a workday
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Chase Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
How many miles Chase Township commutes
About 41% 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.
How long Chase Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chase Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 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.
Where the trip to work from Chase Township ends
Where Chase Township clocks in
Lines 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.
What Chase Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chase Township, 2011 → 2021: 32 → 77. 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 Chase Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Chase Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, 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 369 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). 3.6% of Chase Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chase Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Chase Township ranks 4,003rd of 4,866 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 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,001 | Philadelphia NY | 1,125 | $70K | 32.5% | 4.4% | 2% | D |
| 4,002 | Point Marion PA | 1,094 | $60K | 25.2% | 1.8% | <1% | D |
| 4,003 | Chase Township MI | 1,256 | $62K | 17.7% | 9.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,004 | Lake Holcombe WI | 1,010 | $63K | 16.4% | 3.7% | 2% | D |
| 4,005 | Topaz Ranch Estates NV | 1,621 | $58K | 12.7% | 6.0% | 5% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Chase Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Chase Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Richmond Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chase Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Township | – | D | C− | 32 min | $61,563 |
| Yates Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Barton Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Richmond Township | 3% | C | C− | 22 min | $71,250 |
| Pinora Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Yates Township, Barton Township and Pinora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chase 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 Chase Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chase Township?
$61,563 (±$8,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chase Township?
17.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chase Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chase Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reed City (12%, 7 mi), Pleasant Plains Township (7%, 12 mi), Evart (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Chase Township walkable?
Chase Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chase Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chase Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chase 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.