Robert Aitkan Farm House · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0Unemployment in Flint Township (9.1%) is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Flint Township for work; outside it, Flint is the main destination (18%, 4 miles). For jobs and income Flint Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B). Measured by household income, Flint Township is behind 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Flint Township apart
Flint Township is where the jobs are
Flint Township has 18,997 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Flint Township and Flint trade workers both ways
Flint is the top workplace for Flint Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Flint Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Flint Township draws workers from far and wide
The 18,997 jobs in Flint Township are filled from a wide area. Flint Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Flint Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Flint Township’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
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, Flint Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Flint Township by day and by night
On a workday 9,194 residents head out to work, 1,161 work right here, and 17,836 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39,000 people are in Flint Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Flint Township’s workers come from
Where Flint Township clocks in
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.
The 18,997 jobs based in Flint Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flint Township, 2011 → 2021: 21,902 → 18,997. 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 Flint Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Flint Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flint Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,212 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far it is to work from Flint Township
About 18% 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.
Getting around Flint Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 13,224 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 55% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 9.8% of Flint Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Flint Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 22,000 to 42,000, Flint Township ranks 1,174th of 1,334 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 28 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Independence Township MI | 37,725 | $115K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,172 | Garfield Heights OH | 28,790 | $55K | 22.0% | 8.4% | 6% | C |
| 1,173 | Holiday FL | 22,785 | $48K | 19.3% | 4.8% | 3% | C |
| 1,174 | Flint Township MI | 30,844 | $62K | 17.6% | 9.1% | 11% | C |
| 1,175 | North Chicago IL | 34,050 | $60K | 24.5% | 9.9% | 7% | C |
| 1,176 | Bartlesville OK | 38,278 | $59K | 17.2% | 4.4% | 46% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Flint Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 27% of Flint Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flint Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Township | – | C | B | 22 min | $61,563 |
| Flint | 18% | D | A | 23 min | $37,646 |
| Swartz Creek | under 2% | B+ | C | 28 min | $71,571 |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | B | D | 31 min | $77,554 |
| Mount Morris Township | 2% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $46,535 |
| Mundy Township | 3% | B | C− | 29 min | $79,021 |
| Burton | 4% | C | B | 27 min | $60,052 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Flint. Darker towns draw more of Flint 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 Flint Township: questions
What is the median household income in Flint Township?
$61,563 (±$7,471) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flint Township?
17.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flint Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flint Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (18%, 4 mi), Grand Blanc Township (5%, 9 mi), Burton (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Flint Township walkable?
Flint Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flint Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flint Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flint 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.