Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Fenton Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Fenton Township has 3,359 jobs for 6,720 working residents. Jobs and income earn Fenton Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Fenton Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Fenton Township
Fenton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fenton Township went from 2,007 in 2011 to 3,359 in 2021, +67%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Fenton Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Flint, gets only 8% of working residents, and 57% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Fenton Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Fenton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Fenton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fenton Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #103 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($111,548, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Fenton Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Fenton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fenton Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,007 → 3,359. 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 Fenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
8% of working residents work in Flint
Where Fenton 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.
Commuting from Fenton Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fenton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,239 commuters (the 16% 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.
Fenton Township by day and by night
On a workday 6,358 residents head out to work, 362 work right here, and 2,997 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Fenton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fenton Township
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.
Few in Fenton Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fenton Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #520 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,400 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Fenton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fenton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fenton Township is 501st of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 18 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 499 | Bloomingdale IL | 22,476 | $103K | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6% | A |
| 500 | Covington WA | 21,496 | $135K | 5.0% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| 501 | Fenton Township MI | 17,408 | $112K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 502 | Moorestown Township NJ | 22,262 | $160K | 5.7% | 5.6% | 11% | A |
| 503 | Pinole CA | 18,543 | $128K | 6.9% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Fenton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 10% of Fenton Township
The biggest share goes to Fenton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Township | – | A | C− | 30 min | $111,548 |
| Fenton | 8% | B− | B | 31 min | $80,000 |
| Holly Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 35 min | $75,276 |
| Argentine Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 36 min | $98,508 |
| Mundy Township | 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $79,021 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fenton 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 Fenton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fenton Township?
$111,548 (±$7,936) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fenton Township?
5.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fenton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fenton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (8%, 13 mi), Fenton (8%, 3 mi), Grand Blanc Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fenton Township walkable?
Fenton Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fenton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fenton 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.