Photo: Dj1997 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairgrove Township works elsewhere
Measured by household income, Fairgrove Township is behind 87% of U.S. towns. Fairgrove Township has 142 jobs, and 631 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Fairgrove Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Fairgrove Township
Fairgrove Township is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Fairgrove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairgrove Township has about 1,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairgrove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 631 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Fairgrove Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Fairgrove Township’s grade up (10.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($50,625, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: Fairgrove 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Fairgrove Township could be anywhere from D to C.
How a workday changes Fairgrove Township
On a workday 611 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Fairgrove Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Fairgrove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairgrove Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 582 commuters (the 6% 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.
8% of working residents work in Caro
Where Fairgrove Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Fairgrove Township: what the 142 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairgrove Township, 2011 → 2021: 105 → 142. 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 Fairgrove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Fairgrove Township, by distance
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.
Most trips from Fairgrove Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 617 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). 5.1% of Fairgrove Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairgrove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Fairgrove Township ranks 4,335th of 5,794 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,333 | Loretto PA | 1,135 | $64K | 36.4% | 8.4% | 6% | C− |
| 4,334 | Leonidas Township MI | 1,158 | $71K | 23.0% | 3.5% | 1% | C− |
| 4,335 | Fairgrove Township MI | 1,528 | $51K | 10.5% | 1.4% | 3% | C− |
| 4,336 | Broomfield Township MI | 1,924 | $65K | 15.0% | 5.4% | 6% | C− |
| 4,337 | Coventry NY | 1,484 | $63K | 15.0% | 3.6% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Fairgrove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Fairgrove Township
The biggest share goes to Akron Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairgrove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrove Township | – | C− | C− | 29 min | $50,625 |
| Gilford Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Juniata Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $69,412 |
| Almer Township | under 3% | C− | C | 26 min | $62,188 |
| Akron Township | 3% | C | C− | 23 min | $69,318 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairgrove 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 Fairgrove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairgrove Township?
$50,625 (±$12,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairgrove Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairgrove Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairgrove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (8%, 6 mi), Saginaw (7%, 23 mi), Bay City (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fairgrove Township walkable?
Fairgrove Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairgrove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairgrove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairgrove 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.