Household incomes in Frost Township are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 18.6% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). Jobs and income earn Frost Township D−; getting around on foot earns it D. Hardly any stay in Frost Township for work; outside it, Harrison is the main destination (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Frost Township apart on work
Frost Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 192 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Frost Township is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Frost Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. 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 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Frost Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Frost Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Frost Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (11.4%) is left out: Frost 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, Frost Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
Frost Township’s commute takes about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frost Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 commuters (the 15% 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 works in Frost Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Frost Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Frost Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Out of Frost Township to work: where people go
Where Frost Township clocks in
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.
Frost Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
50 jobs are based in Frost Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frost Township, 2011 → 2021: 42 → 50. 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 Frost Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Frost Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frost Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 249 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). 2.3% of Frost Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Frost Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Frost Township compares with U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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+ |
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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | Gueydan LA | 1,122 | $28K | 39.5% | 22.8% | 14% | D− |
| 2,957 | Rolla ND | 1,156 | $49K | 23.1% | 2.8% | 35% | D− |
| 2,958 | Frost Township MI | 1,065 | $47K | 18.6% | 11.4% | 1% | D− |
| 2,959 | Spring Glen UT | 1,157 | $52K | 28.5% | 2.0% | <1% | D− |
| 2,960 | Julesburg CO | 1,217 | $44K | 17.5% | 3.7% | 23% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Frost Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Frost Township
The biggest share goes to Hayes Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frost Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Township | – | D− | D | 49 min | $46,667 |
| Hayes Township | 4% | D− | D | 39 min | $40,250 |
| Summerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Roscommon Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 25 min | $53,186 |
Same-state neighbors only. Summerfield Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frost 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 Frost Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frost Township?
$46,667 (±$6,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frost Township?
18.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frost Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frost Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrison (9%, 7 mi), Gladwin (6%, 17 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Frost Township walkable?
Frost Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frost Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frost Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frost 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.