Grant Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 21 jobs in Grant Township, and 352 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Bad Axe (18%, 10 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Grant Township: the gist
Grant Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Grant Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grant Township has about 520 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Grant Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Grant Township fell from 313 in 2011 to 21 in 2021, −93%. 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 ↓
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 352 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Grant Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
38% of the jobs in Grant Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Township, 2011 → 2021: 313 → 21. 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 Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Grant Township goes to work
Where Grant 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 408 commuters (the 17% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grant Township
About 28% 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.
The towns around Grant Township
The biggest share goes to Sheridan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,308 |
| Brookfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elkland Township | under 2% | D | C | 27 min | $61,953 |
| Sheridan Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Oliver Township | under 2% | D | B | 17 min | $55,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookfield Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grant 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 Grant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grant Township?
$72,308 (±$8,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
4.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (18%, 10 mi), Bingham Township (10%, 12 mi), Colfax Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Grant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grant 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.