With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Homer Township works elsewhere
527 jobs are based in Homer Township for 1,602 working residents. Homer Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Homer Township in brief
Homer Township and Midland trade workers both ways
Midland is the top workplace for Homer Township residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Homer Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Homer Township
59% of Homer Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Homer Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Homer Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Why Homer Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Homer Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #369 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Homer Township’s grade up ($117,295, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Homer Township could be anywhere from C to A.
41% of working residents work in Midland
Where Homer Township clocks in
41% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
What Homer Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homer Township, 2011 → 2021: 458 → 527. 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 Homer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Homer Township, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homer Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,869 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of Homer Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,550 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 475 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Homer Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 many miles Homer Township commutes
About 21% 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 Homer Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Homer Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #624 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Homer 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 2,111 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). 4.2% of Homer Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Homer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,934th of 4,084: where Homer Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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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| 115 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,932 | Jasper TN | 3,636 | $73K | 10.1% | 3.0% | 17% | B− |
| 1,933 | West Milwaukee WI | 3,984 | $49K | 20.4% | 1.6% | 3% | B− |
| 1,934 | Homer Township MI | 3,952 | $117K | 10.5% | 5.7% | 3% | B− |
| 1,935 | Chazy NY | 4,035 | $96K | 6.5% | 4.3% | 10% | B− |
| 1,936 | Westwood KY | 4,473 | $74K | 9.6% | 4.0% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Homer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 41% of Homer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | – | B− | D | 31 min | $117,295 |
| Midland | 41% | B− | B | 20 min | $73,325 |
| Midland Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $91,518 |
| Mount Haley Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $77,361 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | C− | D | 26 min | $54,144 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Midland. Darker towns draw more of Homer 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 Homer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homer Township?
$117,295 (±$8,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homer Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homer Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homer Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (41%, 5 mi), Saginaw (4%, 23 mi), Saginaw Township (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Homer Township walkable?
Homer Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Homer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Homer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homer 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.