With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Geneva Township works elsewhere
2% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). There are 8 jobs in Geneva Township; 374 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Geneva 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
Getting to work from Geneva Township, in brief
Geneva Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Geneva Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Geneva Township has about 700 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Geneva Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Geneva Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Geneva Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Geneva Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Geneva Township’s grade up (10.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.5%) is left out: Geneva 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Geneva Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Geneva Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 372 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Geneva Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The daily trip from Geneva Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geneva Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 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.
24% of working residents work in Midland
Where Geneva Township clocks in
24% of workers
9% 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 Geneva Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneva Township, 2011 → 2021: 14 → 8. 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 Geneva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Geneva Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
Most of Geneva Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Geneva Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 362 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). 4.8% of Geneva Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Geneva Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Geneva Township is 1,812th among 3,133 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,810 | Concord MI | 1,083 | $61K | 13.5% | 3.4% | 3% | C |
| 1,811 | Hayfield MN | 1,358 | $69K | 15.9% | 2.6% | 13% | C |
| 1,812 | Geneva Township MI | 1,067 | $62K | 10.1% | 9.5% | 1% | C |
| 1,813 | Port Edwards WI | 1,358 | $81K | 14.4% | 1.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,814 | Langley WA | 1,129 | $77K | 10.4% | 4.2% | 11% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Geneva Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Geneva Township
The biggest share goes to Warren Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | – | C | C | 30 min | $61,518 |
| Jerome Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $80,313 |
| Greendale Township | under 2% | D | D | 27 min | $55,682 |
| Warren Township | 5% | C | C− | 30 min | $72,750 |
| Denver Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $61,912 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneva 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 Geneva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Geneva Township?
$61,518 (±$16,475) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geneva Township?
10.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneva Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneva Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (24%, 16 mi), Mount Pleasant (9%, 14 mi), Warren Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Geneva Township walkable?
Geneva Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Geneva Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Geneva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneva 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.