Ferry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Ferry Township has 35 jobs, and 458 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Ferry Township are D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Ferry Township
Ferry Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Ferry Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ferry Township has about 880 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
Ferry 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; with 458 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Ferry Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Ferry Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ferry Township’s grade up (11.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: Ferry 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, Ferry Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Ferry Township
On a workday 455 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Ferry 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.
Where in the region Ferry Township works
About 30% 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.
Time on the road from Ferry Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ferry Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 604 commuters (the 5% 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.
9% of working residents work in Fremont
Where Ferry Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 60% of Ferry Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ferry Township, 2011 → 2021: 11 → 35. 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 Ferry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Ferry Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ferry Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 637 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). 0.6% of Ferry Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Ferry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Ferry Township is 4,317th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | 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+ |
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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,315 | Patoka Township IN | 1,599 | $60K | 13.5% | 0.0% | 3% | D |
| 4,316 | Greenville ME | 1,743 | $63K | 13.7% | 0.3% | 48% | D |
| 4,317 | Ferry Township MI | 1,305 | $55K | 11.9% | 4.2% | 1% | D |
| 4,318 | Sherman Township MI | 1,010 | $59K | 13.5% | 3.3% | 3% | D |
| 4,319 | Porter Township PA | 1,253 | $70K | 20.2% | 3.2% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | 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 Ferry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Ferry Township
The biggest share goes to Newfield Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ferry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Township | – | D | C+ | 30 min | $54,601 |
| Shelby Township | under 3% | C− | C | 17 min | $67,736 |
| Newfield Township | 3% | D | C | 27 min | $62,391 |
| Elbridge Township | under 3% | C− | C | 21 min | $80,833 |
| Otto Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otto Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ferry 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 Ferry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ferry Township?
$54,601 (±$10,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ferry Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ferry Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ferry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (9%, 16 mi), Muskegon (8%, 26 mi), Whitehall (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ferry Township walkable?
Ferry Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ferry Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ferry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ferry 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.