Gibson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
2% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). 54 jobs are based in Gibson Township, and 419 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Gibson Township are C 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 Gibson Township, in a few figures
Gibson Township is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Gibson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gibson Township has about 740 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gibson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Gibson Township is Midland, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Gibson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 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 419 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Gibson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Gibson Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Gibson Township’s grade up (6.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Gibson 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, Gibson Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who works in Gibson Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 415 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Gibson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
How far Gibson Township’s workers travel
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.
From Gibson Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gibson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 453 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.
10% of working residents work in Midland
Where Gibson Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
31% of the jobs in Gibson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibson Township, 2011 → 2021: 23 → 54. 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 Gibson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Gibson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gibson Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Gibson 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 461 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). 2.1% of Gibson Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gibson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, Gibson Township ranks 2,172nd of 3,771 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,170 | Edwardsburg MI | 1,286 | $53K | 18.0% | 2.9% | 6% | C |
| 2,171 | Green Township IN | 1,002 | $87K | 20.4% | 2.8% | 1% | C |
| 2,172 | Gibson Township MI | 1,107 | $62K | 6.6% | 3.3% | 1% | C |
| 2,173 | Cleveland Township PA | 1,154 | $72K | 12.7% | 9.5% | 1% | C |
| 2,174 | Glover VT | 1,076 | $74K | 9.3% | 3.1% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 Gibson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Gibson Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gibson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Township | – | C | D− | 35 min | $61,691 |
| Mount Forest Township | under 4% | C | D− | 36 min | $64,792 |
| Grim Township | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grim Township, Lincoln Township and Adams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gibson 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 Gibson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gibson Township?
$61,691 (±$15,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gibson Township?
6.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gibson Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gibson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (10%, 23 mi), Bangor Township (5%, 23 mi), Standish (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Gibson Township walkable?
Gibson Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gibson 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 Gibson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibson 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.