With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Grattan Township works elsewhere
There are 213 jobs in Grattan Township; 1,662 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Grattan Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Measured by household income, Grattan Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grattan Township and work: the main findings
Grattan Township is a place people come home to
There are 213 jobs based in Grattan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grattan Township has about 2,400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Grattan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Grattan Township
The poverty rate holds Grattan Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
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, Grattan Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Grattan Township
On a workday 1,621 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 172 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Grattan Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Grattan Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grattan Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,624 commuters (the 9% 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.
22% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Grattan Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Grattan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grattan Township, 2011 → 2021: 155 → 213. 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 Grattan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Grattan Township commutes less than 17 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.
Driving is how Grattan Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,793 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.0% of Grattan Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grattan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,364 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,300, Grattan Township comes 1,085th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 117 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 121 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 1,083 | Wauna WA | 4,805 | $103K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 2% | A− |
| 1,084 | Saltillo MS | 5,060 | $81K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,085 | Grattan Township MI | 3,896 | $111K | 1.9% | 6.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,086 | Paradise Township PA | 4,096 | $79K | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,087 | Harbison Canyon CA | 4,328 | $130K | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,364 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Grattan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Grattan Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grattan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Township | – | B+ | D | 33 min | $111,354 |
| Oakfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 33 min | $103,411 |
| Vergennes Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 27 min | $113,482 |
| Cannon Township | under 3% | A | D | 26 min | $131,956 |
| Otisco Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 39 min | $62,168 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grattan 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 Grattan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grattan Township?
$111,354 (±$19,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grattan Township?
1.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grattan Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grattan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (22%, 17 mi), Wyoming (5%, 22 mi), Cascade Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Grattan Township walkable?
Grattan Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grattan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grattan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grattan 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.