Most of Free Soil Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Free Soil Township has 70 jobs; 337 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Free Soil Township itself; outside it, Ludington draws the most (8%, 16 miles). 3% of workers work from home (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Free Soil Township apart
Free Soil Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Free Soil Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Free Soil Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Free Soil Township has about 570 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% 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 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 46 minutes to work from Free Soil Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Free Soil Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who leaves Free Soil Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Free Soil Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where in the region Free Soil Township works
About 42% 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.
Where Free Soil Township’s working residents head each day
Where Free Soil 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.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Free Soil Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Free Soil Township, 2011 → 2021: 145 → 70. 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 Free Soil Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Free Soil Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Free Soil Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Soil Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $62,344 |
| Meade Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stronach Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sherman Township | 3% | D | C+ | 21 min | $75,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Meade Township, Grant Township and Stronach Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sherman Township. Darker towns draw more of Free Soil 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 Free Soil Township: questions
What is the median household income in Free Soil Township?
$62,344 (±$12,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Free Soil Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Free Soil Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Free Soil Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ludington (8%, 16 mi), Pere Marquette Township (7%, 17 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Free Soil 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 Free Soil Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Free Soil 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.