Most of Iosco Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Iosco Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. There are 95 jobs in Iosco Township, against 1,603 working residents. Iosco Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Iosco Township stands out on work
Iosco Township is a place people come home to
There are 95 jobs based in Iosco Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Iosco Township has about 2,400 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Iosco Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Iosco Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Iosco Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #130 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($112,063, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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, Iosco Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who works in Iosco Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,570 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Iosco Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Iosco Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iosco Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,827 commuters (the 15% 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.
7% of working residents work in Howell
Where Iosco Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Iosco Township works in goods: 66% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iosco Township, 2011 → 2021: 180 → 95. 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 Iosco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Iosco Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Iosco Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Iosco Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #588 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,155 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). 2.4% of Iosco Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Iosco Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Iosco Township is 726th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 724 | Posey Township IN | 2,893 | $84K | 3.6% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 725 | Ontelaunee Township PA | 3,157 | $111K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 4% | A− |
| 726 | Iosco Township MI | 3,876 | $112K | 4.6% | 3.3% | 2% | A− |
| 727 | Bagdad FL | 4,466 | $82K | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1% | A− |
| 728 | Claryville KY | 3,251 | $81K | 1.2% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Iosco Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Iosco Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Handy Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iosco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iosco Township | – | A− | D | 35 min | $112,063 |
| Unadilla Township | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $71,771 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $123,211 |
| White Oak Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 34 min | $98,250 |
| Handy Township | 6% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $78,542 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iosco 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 Iosco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Iosco Township?
$112,063 (±$21,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iosco Township?
4.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iosco Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iosco Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howell (7%, 8 mi), Handy Township (6%, 6 mi), Ann Arbor (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Iosco Township walkable?
Iosco Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Iosco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Iosco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iosco 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.