Fruitland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Fruitland Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 271 jobs are based in Fruitland Township, and 2,411 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Fruitland Township; the top destination outside it is Muskegon (18%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fruitland Township and work: the main findings
Where Fruitland Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fruitland Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #212 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Fruitland Township’s grade up (5.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
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, poverty and unemployment, Fruitland Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in Fruitland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,363 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Fruitland Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Fruitland Township to work: where people go
Where Fruitland Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Fruitland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fruitland Township, 2011 → 2021: 205 → 271. 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 Fruitland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fruitland Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fruitland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,350 commuters (the 10% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fruitland Township
About 15% 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 Fruitland Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fruitland Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #477 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,603 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). 3.3% of Fruitland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fruitland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,336 U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000, Fruitland Township comes 1,051st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,049 | Thurmont MD | 6,337 | $98K | 11.1% | 2.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,050 | Marlborough CT | 6,213 | $142K | 9.7% | 5.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,051 | Fruitland Township MI | 5,955 | $91K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,052 | Headland AL | 5,603 | $79K | 7.0% | 1.5% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,053 | Nyack NY | 7,511 | $117K | 7.3% | 8.8% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Fruitland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 16% of Fruitland Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Whitehall (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fruitland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland Township | – | B+ | C− | 21 min | $91,076 |
| White River Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $110,179 |
| Montague Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 17 min | $90,885 |
| Dalton Township | 3% | B− | D | 23 min | $81,612 |
| Whitehall | 13% | B− | B− | 12 min | $61,169 |
| Laketon Township | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $98,114 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fruitland 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 Fruitland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fruitland Township?
$91,076 (±$10,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fruitland Township?
5.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fruitland Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fruitland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (18%, 9 mi), Whitehall (13%, 4 mi), Norton Shores (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fruitland Township walkable?
Fruitland Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fruitland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fruitland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fruitland 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.