Fredonia Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 45 jobs in Fredonia Township, and 628 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Fredonia Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Hardly any stay in Fredonia Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (17%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Fredonia Township: the gist
Income, poverty and work: Fredonia Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Fredonia Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Fredonia Township’s grade up (7.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Fredonia 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, Fredonia Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Fredonia Township
On a workday 625 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Fredonia Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Out of Fredonia Township to work: where people go
Where Fredonia Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Fredonia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fredonia Township, 2011 → 2021: 34 → 45. 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 Fredonia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Fredonia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fredonia Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 649 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.
The distance from Fredonia Township to work
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.
The commute in Fredonia Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fredonia Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Fredonia 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 699 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). 1.3% of Fredonia Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fredonia Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,940th of 5,794: where Fredonia Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,938 | Odell Township IL | 1,170 | $87K | 8.1% | 2.0% | 3% | B− |
| 1,939 | Honey Creek Township IN | 1,227 | $77K | 5.7% | 3.9% | 3% | B− |
| 1,940 | Fredonia Township MI | 1,589 | $81K | 7.8% | 1.3% | <1% | B− |
| 1,941 | Union Township PA | 1,541 | $81K | 4.9% | 8.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,942 | Concord AL | 1,913 | $66K | 11.2% | 5.0% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Fredonia Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Fredonia Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fredonia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredonia Township | – | B− | D− | 24 min | $80,938 |
| Marshall | 17% | B− | A− | 21 min | $76,050 |
| Tekonsha Township | 2% | C | B− | 18 min | $69,375 |
| Eckford Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $82,500 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | B | D− | 21 min | $74,453 |
| Marshall Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 21 min | $106,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marshall. Darker towns draw more of Fredonia 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 Fredonia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fredonia Township?
$80,938 (±$18,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fredonia Township?
7.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fredonia 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 Fredonia Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (17%, 5 mi), Battle Creek (11%, 13 mi), Coldwater (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fredonia Township walkable?
Fredonia Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fredonia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fredonia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fredonia 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.