Most of Fulton Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 7% work in Fulton Township; the top destination outside it is Alma (8%, 16 miles). Employers in Fulton Township report 246 jobs, against 818 working residents. The two grades for Fulton Township are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fulton Township: the figures worth knowing
Fulton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Fulton Township is a place people come home to
There are 246 jobs based in Fulton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Fulton Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fulton Township fell from 398 in 2011 to 246 in 2021, −38%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Fulton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fulton Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Fulton Township’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Fulton Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fulton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,122 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.
Who works in Fulton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 764 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 192 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Fulton Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
What Fulton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fulton Township, 2011 → 2021: 398 → 246. 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 Fulton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Fulton Township’s residents
Where Fulton Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Fulton Township works
About 19% 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.
Fulton Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fulton Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Fulton 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 1,202 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). 2.9% of Fulton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fulton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Fulton Township is 2,123rd among 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,121 | Imperial NE | 1,962 | $74K | 7.1% | 1.7% | 42% | B− |
| 2,122 | Pine Township IN | 2,447 | $75K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 4% | B− |
| 2,123 | Fulton Township MI | 2,436 | $85K | 8.6% | 3.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,124 | Desert Hills AZ | 2,944 | $62K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5% | B− |
| 2,125 | Ingalls IN | 2,635 | $74K | 9.6% | 5.7% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Fulton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Fulton Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to North Shade Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fulton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Township | – | B− | D | 37 min | $84,934 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| North Shade Township | 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Newark Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 20 min | $74,750 |
| Essex Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 27 min | $71,488 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township and North Shade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fulton 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 Fulton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fulton Township?
$84,934 (±$18,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fulton Township?
8.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fulton Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fulton Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alma (8%, 16 mi), St. Johns (7%, 12 mi), Ithaca (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Fulton Township walkable?
Fulton Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fulton 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 Fulton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fulton 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.