Photo: Larry Pieniazek, Lar (commons) or User:Lar (primary) · CC BY 2.5Irving Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Irving Township report 333 jobs; 1,731 of its residents have a job. Irving Township grades B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% stay in Irving Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (13%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Irving Township: the figures worth knowing
Irving Township is a place people come home to
There are 333 jobs based in Irving Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Irving Township has about 2,400 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Irving Township makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Irving Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Irving Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Irving Township
60% of Irving Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Irving Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% 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.
How Irving Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Irving Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #201 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Irving Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Irving Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Irving Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,687 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 289 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Irving Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Irving Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Irving Township, 2011 → 2021: 146 → 333. 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 Irving Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Irving Township work
Where Irving Township clocks in
Lines 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.
The trip to work from Irving Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Irving Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,428 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.
How far Irving Township goes to work
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.
The commute in Irving Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Irving Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #647 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Irving 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 1,682 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 Irving Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Irving Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200, Irving Township ranks 1,094th of 4,264 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+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 1,092 | Hallsville TX | 4,895 | $85K | 5.7% | 2.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,093 | Kewaunee WI | 2,793 | $82K | 7.6% | 0.3% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,094 | Irving Township MI | 3,836 | $76K | 2.4% | 2.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,095 | Kawkawlin Township MI | 4,349 | $85K | 8.0% | 1.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,096 | Swanton Township OH | 2,829 | $69K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Irving Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Irving Township
The biggest share goes to Thornapple Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Irving Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Township | – | B+ | D | 27 min | $76,367 |
| Carlton Township | under 3% | B | D− | 32 min | $82,875 |
| Thornapple Township | 8% | A | C+ | 26 min | $90,772 |
| Bowne Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 26 min | $120,859 |
| Rutland Township | under 3% | B− | D | 26 min | $87,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Irving 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 Irving Township: questions
What is the median household income in Irving Township?
$76,367 (±$23,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Irving Township?
2.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Irving Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Irving Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (13%, 22 mi), Hastings (8%, 7 mi), Thornapple Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Irving Township walkable?
Irving Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Irving 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 Irving Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Irving 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.