Ingersoll Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #167 of 701 in Michigan.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns · #493 of 701 in Michigan.
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Ingersoll Township; the top destination outside it is Midland (29%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Ingersoll Township, in brief
Ingersoll Township is a place people come home to
There are 101 jobs based in Ingersoll Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ingersoll Township has about 1,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Ingersoll Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Ingersoll Township: Midland (29%), Tittabawassee Township (3%) and Richland Township (2%). Next door ↓
Ingersoll 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.
What’s behind Ingersoll Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ingersoll Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #167 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Ingersoll Township’s grade up (4.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
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, Ingersoll Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Ingersoll Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,067 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Ingersoll Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ingersoll Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,256 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
29% of working residents work in Midland
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Ingersoll Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 101 jobs in Ingersoll Township are
101 jobs are based in Ingersoll Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ingersoll Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ingersoll Township, 2011 → 2021: 90 → 101. 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.
Half of Ingersoll Township commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 22% 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.
Most trips from Ingersoll Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ingersoll Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #493 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,402 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). 2.8% of Ingersoll Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ingersoll Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ingersoll Township is 887th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ingersoll Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 230 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
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| 885 | Sea Isle City NJ | 2,114 | $108K | 5.4% | 7.1% | 17% | A− |
| 886 | Nags Head NC | 3,117 | $91K | 2.4% | 1.0% | 27% | A− |
| 887 | Ingersoll Township MI | 2,622 | $99K | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 888 | Lanesburgh Township MN | 2,052 | $122K | 5.8% | 3.4% | <1% | A− |
| 889 | Grantham NH | 3,482 | $106K | 0.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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.
34% of Ingersoll Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Midland (29%). Darker towns draw more of Ingersoll Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ingersoll Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll Township | – | A− | C− | 29 min | $99,063 |
| Midland | 29% | B− | B | 20 min | $73,325 |
| Mount Haley Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $77,361 |
| Tittabawassee Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $107,146 |
| Midland Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $91,518 |
| Freeland | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Richland Township | 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $84,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeland: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Ingersoll Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ingersoll Township?
$99,063 (±$16,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ingersoll Township?
4.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ingersoll Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ingersoll Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (29%, 7 mi), Saginaw (7%, 16 mi), Saginaw Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ingersoll Township walkable?
Ingersoll Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ingersoll Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ingersoll Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ingersoll 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.