Gerrish Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 58% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #332 of 701 in Michigan.
Walkability D: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns · #555 of 701 in Michigan.
Household incomes here are higher than in 74% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Gerrish Township; the top destination outside it is Higgins Township (10%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Gerrish Township, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Gerrish Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Gerrish Township fell from 1,083 in 2011 to 445 in 2021, −59%. 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 ↓
A big share show a job far from home
43% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Gerrish Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan 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 834 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Gerrish Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gerrish Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #332 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Gerrish Township’s grade up ($95,813, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns). It also does well on 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, Gerrish Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
What the 445 jobs in Gerrish Township are
445 jobs are based in Gerrish Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gerrish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gerrish Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,083 → 445. 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.
Half of Gerrish Township commutes less than 36 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 43% 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.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gerrish Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,028 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Gerrish Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 765 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 376 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Gerrish Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.53 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.
10% of working residents work in Higgins Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Gerrish Township clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Most trips from Gerrish Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gerrish Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #555 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,150 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). 1.9% of Gerrish Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gerrish Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gerrish Township is 1,832nd of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gerrish Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 133 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 222 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,830 | Quarryville PA | 2,871 | $80K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,831 | Pantego TX | 2,440 | $71K | 14.7% | 4.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,832 | Gerrish Township MI | 2,839 | $96K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,833 | Spring Valley Township OH | 2,565 | $98K | 8.3% | 8.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,834 | Sale Creek TN | 2,955 | $54K | 5.0% | 2.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
15% of Gerrish Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Higgins Township (10%). Darker towns draw more of Gerrish Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gerrish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrish Township | – | B | D | 18 min | $95,813 |
| Lyon Township | under 2% | C | C | 23 min | $68,472 |
| Markey Township | 3% | D | D− | 27 min | $51,587 |
| Higgins Township | 10% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $55,313 |
| Beaver Creek Township | 2% | D | D | 24 min | $61,121 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 40 min | $63,295 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Gerrish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gerrish Township?
$95,813 (±$17,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gerrish Township?
6.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gerrish Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gerrish Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Higgins Township (10%, 7 mi), Grayling (7%, 13 mi), Grayling Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Gerrish Township walkable?
Gerrish Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gerrish Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gerrish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gerrish 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.