Ensley Township has lower unemployment (0.8%) than 96% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn Ensley Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 1% stay in Ensley Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (18%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ensley Township: the gist
Ensley Township is a place people come home to
There are 90 jobs based in Ensley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ensley Township has about 1,700 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ensley Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ensley Township is Grand Rapids, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (205) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ensley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Ensley Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ensley Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #158 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Ensley Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ensley Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves Ensley Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,122 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Ensley Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
Where in the region Ensley Township works
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.
The trip to work from Ensley Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ensley Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,151 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.
Commuting out of Ensley Township: the destinations
Where Ensley 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Ensley Township
90 jobs are based in Ensley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ensley Township, 2011 → 2021: 33 → 90. 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 Ensley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Ensley Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ensley Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #440 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,299 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). 3.4% of Ensley Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ensley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Ensley Township ranks: 843rd of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 226 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 841 | Nisswa MN | 2,217 | $100K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 17% | A− |
| 842 | Dublin PA | 2,436 | $88K | 10.0% | 2.5% | 3% | A− |
| 843 | Ensley Township MI | 2,723 | $76K | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1% | A− |
| 844 | Hillsdale Township MI | 2,000 | $89K | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2% | A− |
| 845 | Pickaway Township OH | 2,136 | $99K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Ensley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Ensley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ensley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensley Township | – | A− | C | 31 min | $75,954 |
| Croton Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 38 min | $76,765 |
| Pierson Township | under 3% | A− | D | 39 min | $86,450 |
| Grant Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 29 min | $73,500 |
| Solon Township | under 3% | A− | D | 28 min | $86,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ensley 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 Ensley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ensley Township?
$75,954 (±$13,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ensley Township?
3.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ensley Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ensley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (18%, 26 mi), Wyoming (4%, 31 mi), Walker (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ensley Township walkable?
Ensley Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ensley 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 Ensley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ensley 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.