Douglass Township has higher unemployment (8.8%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Douglass Township itself; outside it, Greenville draws the most (8%, 12 miles). Jobs and income earn Douglass Township D; getting around on foot earns it D. For 20% of workers, the job is at home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Douglass Township, in a few figures
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Douglass Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Douglass Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Douglass Township’s grade up ($66,806, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
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, Douglass Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Douglass Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 873 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Douglass Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.12 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 2021, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Douglass Township’s residents
Where Douglass Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Douglass Township works in goods: 58% of its jobs
104 jobs are based in Douglass Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Douglass Township, 2011 → 2021: 118 → 104. 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 Douglass Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Douglass Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Douglass Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 776 commuters (the 20% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Douglass Township
About 23% 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.
In Douglass Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Douglass Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 966 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). 2.6% of Douglass Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Douglass Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200, Douglass Township ranks 4,677th of 5,552 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,675 | Hooks TX | 2,490 | $44K | 25.2% | 5.8% | 9% | D |
| 4,676 | Sanilac Township MI | 2,281 | $57K | 11.6% | 2.6% | 10% | D |
| 4,677 | Douglass Township MI | 2,342 | $67K | 13.1% | 8.8% | 1% | D |
| 4,678 | Port Barre LA | 1,741 | $41K | 21.9% | 4.4% | 4% | D |
| 4,679 | Osakis MN | 1,739 | $51K | 14.5% | 0.5% | 7% | 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 Douglass Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Douglass Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Stanton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Douglass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Township | – | D | D | 27 min | $66,806 |
| Day Township | under 3% | D | C− | 26 min | $60,278 |
| Pine Township | under 3% | C | D | 37 min | $82,966 |
| Stanton | 5% | D− | B | 28 min | $48,750 |
| Sidney Township | 2% | D | D | 26 min | $60,050 |
| Belvidere Township | 2% | D | D− | 33 min | $59,891 |
| Montcalm Township | under 3% | C | D− | 25 min | $71,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Douglass 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 Douglass Township: questions
What is the median household income in Douglass Township?
$66,806 (±$17,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Douglass Township?
13.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Douglass Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Douglass Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (8%, 12 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 37 mi), Stanton (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Douglass Township walkable?
Douglass Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Douglass Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Douglass Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Douglass 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.