Ingham Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
For jobs and income Ingham Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). There are 269 jobs in Ingham Township for 1,001 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ingham Township
Fewer jobs are based in Ingham Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Ingham Township fell from 404 in 2011 to 269 in 2021, −33%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Ingham Township is a place people come home to
There are 269 jobs based in Ingham Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ingham Township has about 1,700 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ingham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Inside Ingham Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Ingham Township’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, 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, Ingham Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Jobs in Ingham Township: what the 269 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ingham Township, 2011 → 2021: 404 → 269. 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 Ingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Ingham Township on a workday
On a workday 952 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 220 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Ingham Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Getting to work from Ingham Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ingham Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,068 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.
19% of working residents work in Lansing
Where Ingham Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ingham Township
About 18% 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 Ingham Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,198 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). 0.7% of Ingham Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ingham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ingham Township is 1,180th among 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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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| 19 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,178 | West Point Township IL | 3,095 | $79K | 2.7% | 2.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,179 | Prairie Township IN | 1,780 | $84K | 4.7% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,180 | Ingham Township MI | 2,395 | $112K | 4.3% | 6.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,181 | Jerusalem Township OH | 2,891 | $93K | 9.9% | 2.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Osceola WI | 1,874 | $103K | 8.4% | 3.1% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Ingham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Ingham Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Vevay Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingham Township | – | B+ | D | 30 min | $112,000 |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 34 min | $98,250 |
| Bunker Hill Township | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $79,852 |
| Wheatfield Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $116,500 |
| Vevay Township | 3% | B | D− | 27 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ingham 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 Ingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ingham Township?
$112,000 (±$9,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ingham Township?
4.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ingham Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ingham Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (19%, 17 mi), Mason (9%, 7 mi), East Lansing (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ingham Township walkable?
Ingham Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ingham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ingham 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.