With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Fremont Township works elsewhere
2% of workers work from home (Michigan 14%). There are 426 jobs in Fremont Township; 1,018 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Fremont Township C−; getting around on foot earns it 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 Fremont Township
Fremont Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Fremont Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Fremont Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fremont Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #597 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Fremont Township’s grade up (11.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
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, Fremont Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Fremont Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fremont Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,174 commuters (the 2% 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 a workday changes Fremont Township
On a workday 950 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 358 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Fremont Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
5% of working residents work in Caro
Where Fremont Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
What Fremont Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fremont Township, 2011 → 2021: 454 → 426. 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 Fremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Fremont Township works
About 25% 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.
Driving is how Fremont Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fremont Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #414 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,204 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). 9.6% of Fremont Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fremont Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200, Fremont Township ranks 3,527th of 4,562 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,525 | Loris SC | 2,935 | $37K | 23.0% | 3.4% | 12% | C− |
| 3,526 | Dayton WA | 2,538 | $71K | 11.9% | 5.1% | 38% | C− |
| 3,527 | Fremont Township MI | 3,126 | $63K | 11.1% | 5.8% | 7% | C− |
| 3,528 | Ely MN | 3,231 | $44K | 13.9% | 2.5% | 45% | C− |
| 3,529 | Broken Bow NE | 3,507 | $60K | 8.8% | 5.9% | 61% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Fremont Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Fremont Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | – | C− | C | 35 min | $63,155 |
| Dayton Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 40 min | $69,583 |
| Indianfields Township | under 2% | D | C− | 29 min | $57,250 |
| Mayville | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Watertown Township | under 2% | C | D | 46 min | $82,396 |
| Vassar Township | 2% | C | D− | 35 min | $63,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mayville: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vassar Township. Darker towns draw more of Fremont 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 Fremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fremont Township?
$63,155 (±$14,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fremont Township?
11.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fremont Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fremont Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (5%, 9 mi), Frankenmuth (5%, 17 mi), Saginaw (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fremont Township walkable?
Fremont Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fremont Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fremont 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.