With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Isabella Township works elsewhere
Isabella Township has 261 jobs for 879 working residents. The two grades for Isabella Township are C− for jobs and income and C for walkability. 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Isabella Township apart
Isabella Township is a place people come home to
There are 261 jobs based in Isabella Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Isabella Township has about 1,600 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Isabella Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Isabella Township fell from 422 in 2011 to 261 in 2021, −38%. 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 ↓
Few Isabella Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 879 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Isabella Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Isabella Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Isabella Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.9%) is left out: Isabella Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Isabella Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Isabella Township by day
On a workday 851 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 233 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Isabella Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 54% of the jobs in Isabella Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Isabella Township, 2011 → 2021: 422 → 261. 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 Isabella Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Isabella Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Isabella Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 758 commuters (the 4% 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.
25% of working residents work in Mount Pleasant
Where Isabella Township clocks in
25% 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 far Isabella Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
In Isabella Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Isabella Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 788 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). 2.5% of Isabella Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Isabella Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Isabella Township places 3,959th of 5,641 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | 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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| 98 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 139 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 225 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 3,957 | Bushnell IL | 2,600 | $68K | 9.8% | 6.6% | 22% | C− |
| 3,958 | Peru ME | 1,501 | $67K | 9.2% | 1.1% | 3% | C− |
| 3,959 | Isabella Township MI | 2,196 | $62K | 13.1% | 3.9% | 3% | C− |
| 3,960 | Heceta Beach OR | 2,651 | $80K | 12.9% | 15.5% | <1% | C− |
| 3,961 | Hurlock MD | 2,123 | $59K | 18.2% | 4.5% | 8% | C− |
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| 5,641 | 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 Isabella Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 15% of Isabella Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Isabella Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Township | – | C− | C | 21 min | $61,750 |
| Nottawa Township | 6% | C | C− | 27 min | $78,792 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | B− | D | 28 min | $80,706 |
| Denver Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $61,912 |
| Union Township | 9% | C | B− | 18 min | $43,694 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Isabella 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 Isabella Township: questions
What is the median household income in Isabella Township?
$61,750 (±$10,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Isabella Township?
13.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Isabella Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Isabella Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (25%, 6 mi), Union Township (9%, 8 mi), Nottawa Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Isabella Township walkable?
Isabella Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Isabella Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Isabella Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Isabella 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.