Gwinn Model Town Historic District · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Forsyth Township trail those of 71% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Forsyth Township itself; outside it, Marquette draws the most (26%, 22 miles). 10.4% of residents are in poverty; Michigan has 13.2%. The two grades for Forsyth Township are C for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Forsyth Township, in brief
Forsyth Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Forsyth Township went from 907 in 2011 to 1,611 in 2021, +78%. The jobs ↓
Forsyth Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Forsyth Township is Marquette, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (522) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
How Forsyth Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Forsyth Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Forsyth Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Forsyth Township makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
1,611 jobs are based in Forsyth Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forsyth Township, 2011 → 2021: 907 → 1,611. 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 Forsyth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Forsyth Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Forsyth Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,525 residents head out to work, 517 work right here, and 1,094 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
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 people from Forsyth Township work
Where Forsyth Township clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
About 24 minutes to work from Forsyth Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forsyth Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,346 commuters (the 7% 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.
For most of Forsyth Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Forsyth Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #546 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Forsyth Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,524 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). 8.3% of Forsyth Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Forsyth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Forsyth Township ranks: 2,594th of 3,349 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,592 | Oxford PA | 5,887 | $68K | 23.7% | 5.0% | 7% | C |
| 2,593 | Pipe Creek Township IN | 6,676 | $61K | 11.3% | 6.1% | 6% | C |
| 2,594 | Forsyth Township MI | 6,291 | $62K | 10.4% | 4.1% | 25% | C |
| 2,595 | Gallipolis Township OH | 4,713 | $51K | 17.0% | 2.1% | 19% | C |
| 2,596 | Fabens TX | 4,818 | $43K | 28.3% | 3.7% | 8% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Forsyth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Forsyth Township
The biggest share goes to West Branch Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forsyth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Township | – | C | C− | 24 min | $62,018 |
| Sands Township | 1% | B+ | C | 18 min | $87,443 |
| Richmond Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Skandia Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| West Branch Township | 2% | D | C | 21 min | $63,142 |
| Tilden Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 23 min | $67,596 |
| Wells Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| West Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Turin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ewing Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richmond Township, Skandia Township, Wells Township, West Branch Township, Turin Township and Ewing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forsyth 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 Forsyth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forsyth Township?
$62,018 (±$11,681) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forsyth Township?
10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forsyth Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forsyth Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marquette (26%, 22 mi), Ishpeming (5%, 20 mi), Escanaba (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Forsyth Township walkable?
Forsyth Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Forsyth Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forsyth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forsyth 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.