Most of Frederic Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Frederic Township itself; outside it, Grayling draws the most (18%, 8 miles). There are 72 jobs in Frederic Township, against 374 working residents. Frederic Township grades C− for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Frederic Township apart
Frederic Township is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Frederic Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Frederic Township has about 890 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Frederic Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
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 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Frederic Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Frederic Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Frederic Township’s grade up (11.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (11.3%) is left out: Frederic 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, Frederic Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Frederic Township
On a workday 365 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Frederic Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Frederic Township’s commute takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frederic Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 447 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.
How many miles Frederic Township commutes
About 33% 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.
The towns that employ Frederic Township’s residents
Where Frederic Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Jobs in Frederic Township: what the 72 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frederic Township, 2011 → 2021: 33 → 72. 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 Frederic Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Frederic Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frederic Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 504 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). 8.6% of Frederic Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Frederic Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Frederic Township is 3,001st of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,999 | Parkers Prairie MN | 1,031 | $58K | 10.8% | 2.7% | 13% | C− |
| 3,000 | Broadway NC | 1,380 | $65K | 20.5% | 4.1% | 1% | C− |
| 3,001 | Frederic Township MI | 1,195 | $65K | 11.0% | 11.3% | 2% | C− |
| 3,002 | Colton NY | 1,483 | $69K | 13.3% | 0.9% | 6% | C− |
| 3,003 | Clayton Township OH | 1,566 | $45K | 10.3% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Frederic Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 11% of Frederic Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frederic Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Township | – | C− | B | 37 min | $65,333 |
| Grayling Township | 11% | D | B− | 25 min | $65,127 |
| Maple Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Bear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hayes Township | under 2% | C | D− | 26 min | $77,629 |
| Blue Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Forest Township, Bear Lake Township and Blue Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grayling Township. Darker towns draw more of Frederic 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 Frederic Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frederic Township?
$65,333 (±$14,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frederic Township?
11.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frederic Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frederic Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grayling (18%, 8 mi), Grayling Township (11%, 10 mi), Gaylord (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Frederic Township walkable?
Frederic Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frederic Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frederic Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frederic 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.