Most of Grout Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
141 jobs are based in Grout Township for 656 working residents. Grout Township grades D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Hardly any work in Grout Township; the top destination outside it is Gladwin (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Grout Township apart on work
Grout Township is a place people come home to
There are 141 jobs based in Grout Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grout Township has about 1,500 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Grout Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 656 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Grout Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Grout Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Grout Township’s grade up ($74,688, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (26.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (6.7%) is left out: Grout 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, Grout Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
How a workday changes Grout Township
On a workday 650 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Grout Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The daily trip from Grout Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grout Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 819 commuters (the 6% 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.
The towns that employ Grout Township’s residents
Where Grout Township clocks in
10% 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.
Grout Township works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grout Township, 2011 → 2021: 111 → 141. 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 Grout Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Grout Township
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.
Few in Grout Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grout Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 874 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). 10.1% of Grout Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grout Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Grout Township ranks 4,505th of 5,509 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,503 | Goode Township IL | 2,606 | $59K | 19.6% | 6.7% | 11% | D |
| 4,504 | Koylton Township MI | 1,471 | $65K | 15.0% | 8.2% | 6% | D |
| 4,505 | Grout Township MI | 2,022 | $75K | 26.0% | 6.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,506 | Franklin Township OH | 1,432 | $41K | 11.9% | 5.4% | 0% | D |
| 4,507 | Pebble Township OH | 2,462 | $60K | 13.3% | 7.3% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Grout Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Grout Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grout Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grout Township | – | D | C+ | 29 min | $74,688 |
| Gladwin | 22% | D− | B | 20 min | $43,005 |
| Buckeye Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 37 min | $52,708 |
| Sage Township | under 2% | D | D | 25 min | $57,424 |
| Beaverton Township | 2% | C | C | 28 min | $67,768 |
| Arthur Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arthur Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gladwin. Darker towns draw more of Grout 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 Grout Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grout Township?
$74,688 (±$17,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grout Township?
26.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grout Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grout Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gladwin (22%, 4 mi), Midland (10%, 28 mi), Clare (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Grout Township walkable?
Grout Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grout Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grout Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grout 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.