House at 6112 Carpenter Road · Photo: Matthew Lampe · Public domainMore people are out of work in Genesee Township (10.2%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Genesee Township grades C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Genesee Township
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Genesee Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Genesee Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #608 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Genesee Township’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
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, Genesee Township could be anywhere from D to C.
How many people are in Genesee Township by day
On a workday 6,862 residents head out to work, 296 work right here, and 1,416 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Genesee Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
Commuting out of Genesee Township: the destinations
Where Genesee 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.
What the 1,712 jobs in Genesee Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Genesee Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,634 → 1,712. 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 Genesee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Genesee Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,495 commuters (the 6% 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.
The commute from Genesee Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Genesee Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Genesee Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #304 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Genesee 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 7,955 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 26% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Genesee Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Genesee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Genesee Township is 1,670th among 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,668 | Harvey IL | 19,849 | $42K | 22.6% | 13.4% | 5% | C− |
| 1,669 | Havelock NC | 17,430 | $58K | 14.3% | 4.9% | 16% | C− |
| 1,670 | Genesee Township MI | 20,266 | $57K | 17.8% | 10.2% | 4% | C− |
| 1,671 | Vincennes IN | 16,378 | $54K | 19.6% | 5.2% | 38% | C− |
| 1,672 | Augusta ME | 19,155 | $48K | 18.2% | 5.7% | 45% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Genesee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
22% of Genesee Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Genesee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Township | – | C− | C+ | 28 min | $57,406 |
| Flint | 14% | D | A | 23 min | $37,646 |
| Mount Morris | under 2% | C− | A | 25 min | $48,794 |
| Richfield Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $82,676 |
| Burton | 6% | C | B | 27 min | $60,052 |
| Thetford Township | under 2% | C | D | 32 min | $73,984 |
| Mount Morris Township | 2% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $46,535 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Flint. Darker towns draw more of Genesee 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 Genesee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Genesee Township?
$57,406 (±$5,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Genesee Township?
17.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Genesee Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Genesee Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (14%, 6 mi), Flint Township (7%, 9 mi), Burton (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Genesee Township walkable?
Genesee Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Genesee Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Genesee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Genesee 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.