Most of Ida Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Ida Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Employers in Ida Township report 382 jobs, against 2,174 working residents. Measured by household income, Ida Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Ida Township
A lot of Ida Township workers cross into Ohio
26% of Ida Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Toledo (15%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Ida Township is a place people come home to
There are 382 jobs based in Ida Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ida Township has about 3,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ida Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Ida Township
62% of Ida Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Ida Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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.
What’s behind Ida Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ida Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #154 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Ida Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, 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, Ida Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
15% of working residents work in Toledo
Where Ida Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
How a workday changes Ida Township
On a workday 2,049 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 257 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Ida 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.
From Ida Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ida Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,933 commuters (the 12% 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 kinds of work in Ida Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ida Township, 2011 → 2021: 412 → 382. 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 Ida Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ida Township
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 Ida Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ida Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #687 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Ida 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 2,194 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). 0.5% of Ida Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ida Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ida Township places 841st of 3,753 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 122 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 839 | Fortville IN | 4,951 | $84K | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8% | A− |
| 840 | Dell Rapids SD | 3,852 | $100K | 9.4% | 0.3% | 16% | A− |
| 841 | Ida Township MI | 4,808 | $108K | 2.3% | 5.1% | 6% | A− |
| 842 | Cedarburg WI | 6,169 | $124K | 4.5% | 6.3% | 2% | A− |
| 843 | Farmers Loop AK | 4,954 | $110K | 1.8% | 2.8% | — | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | 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 Ida Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Ida Township
The biggest share goes to Bedford Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ida Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Township | – | A− | D− | 32 min | $108,293 |
| Summerfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $92,788 |
| Raisinville Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $90,000 |
| Bedford Township | 5% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $90,092 |
| La Salle Township | under 3% | B | D | 25 min | $85,531 |
| Dundee Township | 2% | A− | B− | 29 min | $86,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ida 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 Ida Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ida Township?
$108,293 (±$13,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ida Township?
2.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ida Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ida Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Toledo (15%, 14 mi), Monroe (7%, 12 mi), Bedford Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ida Township walkable?
Ida Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ida Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ida Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ida 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.