Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Georgetown Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Georgetown Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. There are 10,454 jobs in Georgetown Township, against 24,164 working residents. Georgetown Township grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Georgetown Township apart on work
Georgetown Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Georgetown Township went from 7,762 in 2011 to 10,454 in 2021, +35%. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Georgetown Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Georgetown Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Georgetown Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Georgetown Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #120 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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, Georgetown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The kinds of work in Georgetown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown Township, 2011 → 2021: 7,762 → 10,454. 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 Georgetown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Georgetown Township
On a workday 21,771 residents head out to work, 2,393 work right here, and 8,061 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42,000 people are in Georgetown Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
18% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Georgetown 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.
The daily trip from Georgetown Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Georgetown Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,759 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Georgetown Township commutes less than 11 miles
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.
Few in Georgetown Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Georgetown Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #281 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Georgetown 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 26,967 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 4.0% of Georgetown Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Georgetown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Georgetown Township is 228th among 786 U.S. towns of 39,000 to 75,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Bloomfield Township MI | 43,904 | $163K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Meridian Township MI | 44,869 | $87K | 13.1% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Royal Oak MI | 57,583 | $101K | 6.2% | 3.5% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | American Fork UT | 41,020 | $99K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 227 | St. Charles MO | 72,561 | $86K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 13% | A− |
| 228 | Georgetown Township MI | 55,682 | $102K | 7.9% | 3.2% | 10% | A− |
| 229 | Franklin Township IN | 67,488 | $97K | 7.8% | 3.4% | 10% | A− |
| 230 | Goose Creek SC | 52,010 | $88K | 6.5% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 786 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Georgetown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 18% of Georgetown Township
The biggest share goes to Wyoming (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Township | – | A− | B− | 22 min | $102,150 |
| Tallmadge Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 23 min | $100,721 |
| Hudsonville | 4% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $91,280 |
| Jamestown Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 20 min | $119,676 |
| Allendale Township | under 3% | A− | A | 22 min | $81,683 |
| Grandville | 5% | A | A− | 18 min | $78,442 |
| Blendon Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 21 min | $95,288 |
| Wyoming | 9% | B | A− | 22 min | $73,677 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown 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 Georgetown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Georgetown Township?
$102,150 (±$4,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown Township?
7.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Georgetown Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Georgetown Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (18%, 10 mi), Wyoming (9%, 7 mi), Grandville (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Georgetown Township walkable?
Georgetown Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Georgetown Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown 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.