With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Girard Township works elsewhere
116 jobs are based in Girard Township, against 646 working residents. Girard Township grades C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 1% work in Girard Township; the top destination outside it is Coldwater (29%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Girard Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Girard Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Girard Township: Coldwater (29%) and Coldwater Township (4%). Next door ↓
Girard Township is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Girard Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Girard Township has about 1,200 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 646 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Girard Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Girard Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Girard Township’s grade up ($77,917, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: Girard 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Girard Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Who commutes out of Girard Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 637 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Girard Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Girard Township: the destinations
Where Girard Township clocks in
29% of workers
4% 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.
Goods jobs make up 71% of work in Girard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Girard Township, 2011 → 2021: 205 → 116. 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 Girard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Girard Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Girard Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 785 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Girard Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
In Girard Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Girard Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Girard 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 843 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). 2.0% of Girard Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Girard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Girard Township ranks: 3,593rd of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 104 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 218 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 263 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
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| 3,591 | Morgan Township IN | 1,228 | $52K | 5.6% | 0.0% | <1% | C |
| 3,592 | Greensboro Township IN | 1,674 | $56K | 12.4% | 4.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,593 | Girard Township MI | 1,768 | $78K | 15.0% | 2.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,594 | Caroga NY | 1,238 | $65K | 7.4% | 1.6% | 6% | C |
| 3,595 | Ludlow VT | 2,134 | $55K | 5.6% | 6.8% | 44% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Girard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Girard Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Girard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girard Township | – | C | D− | 22 min | $77,917 |
| Coldwater | 29% | D | A− | 16 min | $50,781 |
| Coldwater Township | 4% | C | C− | 19 min | $72,014 |
| Union Township | under 2% | D | B− | 27 min | $64,107 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $70,909 |
| Tekonsha Township | under 2% | C | B− | 18 min | $69,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coldwater. Darker towns draw more of Girard 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 Girard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Girard Township?
$77,917 (±$14,404) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Girard Township?
15.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Girard Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Girard Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (29%, 6 mi), Coldwater Township (4%, 8 mi), Marshall (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Girard Township walkable?
Girard Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Girard 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 Girard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Girard 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.