Frankenlust Township has higher household incomes than 71% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Frankenlust Township itself; outside it, Saginaw draws the most (14%, 8 miles). Poverty touches 5.8% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. For jobs and income Frankenlust Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Frankenlust Township
Frankenlust Township trades workers with the towns around it
Frankenlust Township has about as many jobs (1,551) as working residents (1,430), but they are mostly different people: 1,372 residents leave for work each day while 1,493 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Frankenlust Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Frankenlust Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Frankenlust Township fell from 2,709 in 2011 to 1,551 in 2021, −43%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Frankenlust Township is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Frankenlust Township
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Frankenlust Township’s grade. It also does well on household income 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, Frankenlust Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Frankenlust Township
On a workday 1,372 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 1,493 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 (1.08 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Frankenlust Township
1,551 jobs are based in Frankenlust Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankenlust Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,709 → 1,551. 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 Frankenlust Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Frankenlust Township to work: where people go
Where Frankenlust Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Frankenlust Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankenlust Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,753 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Frankenlust Township commutes less than 9 miles
About 22% 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.
For most of Frankenlust Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,967 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). 3.4% of Frankenlust Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Frankenlust Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Frankenlust Township is 937th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 116 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 120 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 935 | Indian Wells CA | 4,992 | $163K | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5% | A− |
| 936 | Wernersville PA | 2,831 | $76K | 8.2% | 2.0% | 4% | A− |
| 937 | Frankenlust Township MI | 3,684 | $93K | 5.8% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 938 | Melbourne Beach FL | 3,260 | $103K | 7.1% | 3.1% | 8% | A− |
| 939 | Greenwood LA | 3,077 | $64K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 4% | A− |
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| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Frankenlust Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Frankenlust Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Bay City (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankenlust Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenlust Township | – | A− | C+ | 20 min | $92,685 |
| Bay City | 13% | C− | A− | 21 min | $49,420 |
| Monitor Township | 4% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $76,563 |
| Kochville Township | 3% | B− | A | 14 min | $42,333 |
| Portsmouth Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $79,310 |
| Tittabawassee Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $107,146 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankenlust 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 Frankenlust Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frankenlust Township?
$92,685 (±$18,723) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankenlust Township?
5.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankenlust Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankenlust Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saginaw (14%, 8 mi), Bay City (13%, 6 mi), Midland (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Frankenlust Township walkable?
Frankenlust Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frankenlust Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frankenlust Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankenlust 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.