Most of Fraser Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Fraser Township grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. There are 461 jobs in Fraser Township for 1,155 working residents. Only 6% work in Fraser Township itself; outside it, Midland draws the most (10%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fraser Township, in a few figures
Fraser Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Fraser Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fraser Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Fraser Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fraser Township went from 330 in 2011 to 461 in 2021, +40%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Fraser Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fraser Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #561 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Fraser Township’s grade.
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, Fraser Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
42% of the jobs in Fraser Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fraser Township, 2011 → 2021: 330 → 461. 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 Fraser Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fraser Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,081 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 387 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Fraser Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The towns that employ Fraser Township’s residents
Where Fraser Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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 trip to work from Fraser Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fraser Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,396 commuters (the 13% 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.
Fraser Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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 Fraser Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fraser Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #569 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,612 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). 6.3% of Fraser Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fraser Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fraser Township next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000: 3,301st of 4,618 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 232 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,299 | Kotzebue AK | 2,876 | $110K | 14.4% | 6.2% | — | C |
| 3,300 | Elmendorf TX | 3,111 | $52K | 30.7% | 11.1% | <1% | C |
| 3,301 | Fraser Township MI | 2,946 | $62K | 13.1% | 5.2% | 6% | C |
| 3,302 | Winchester Township OH | 2,243 | $59K | 12.1% | 2.9% | 3% | C |
| 3,303 | Arroyo Seco NM | 2,112 | $62K | 9.0% | 4.5% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Fraser Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Fraser Township
The biggest share goes to Kawkawlin Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fraser Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Township | – | C | D | 26 min | $61,571 |
| Pinconning Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,625 |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,571 |
| Kawkawlin Township | 3% | B+ | D | 22 min | $85,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fraser 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 Fraser Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fraser Township?
$61,571 (±$11,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fraser Township?
13.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fraser Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fraser Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (10%, 17 mi), Bay City (10%, 14 mi), Saginaw (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fraser Township walkable?
Fraser Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fraser Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fraser Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fraser 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.