Jerome Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 5% work in Jerome Township; the top destination outside it is Midland (34%, 10 miles). There are 579 jobs in Jerome Township, and 1,579 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Jerome Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jerome Township apart on work
Inside Jerome Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Jerome Township’s grade up ($80,313, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
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, Jerome Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Out of Jerome Township to work: where people go
Where Jerome Township clocks in
34% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Who works in Jerome Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,500 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 500 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Jerome Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Jobs in Jerome Township: what the 579 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jerome Township, 2011 → 2021: 687 → 579. 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 Jerome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jerome Township’s commute takes 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 Jerome Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,833 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Jerome Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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.
Driving is how Jerome Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,030 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). 4.1% of Jerome Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Jerome Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,349th of 3,938: where Jerome Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | 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 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 119 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,347 | Washington Township IN | 3,428 | $51K | 6.6% | 4.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,348 | South Haven MI | 4,002 | $68K | 15.8% | 2.9% | 27% | C+ |
| 2,349 | Jerome Township MI | 4,613 | $80K | 12.8% | 4.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,350 | Rives Township MI | 4,794 | $86K | 10.5% | 8.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,351 | Liverpool Township OH | 3,771 | $67K | 8.0% | 5.5% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | 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 Jerome Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Jerome Township
The biggest share goes to Lincoln Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jerome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Township | – | C+ | C− | 27 min | $80,313 |
| Geneva Township | under 2% | C | C | 30 min | $61,518 |
| Edenville Township | under 2% | B− | C | 33 min | $70,511 |
| Lincoln Township | 1% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $91,125 |
| Sanford | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 2% | C− | D | 26 min | $54,144 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sanford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jerome 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 Jerome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jerome Township?
$80,313 (±$10,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jerome Township?
12.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jerome Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jerome Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (34%, 10 mi), Mount Pleasant (4%, 19 mi), Saginaw Township (3%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Jerome Township walkable?
Jerome Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jerome Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jerome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jerome 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.