Most of Lee Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Lee Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Employers in Lee Township report 29 jobs; 425 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Lee Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (14%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lee Township, in brief
Lee Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Lee Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lee Township has about 660 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lee Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 425 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Lee Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lee Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Lee Township’s grade up ($84,722, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (9.2%) is left out: Lee 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, Lee Township could be anywhere from C to A.
In and out of Lee Township on a workday
On a workday 422 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Lee Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Commuting from Lee Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lee Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 427 commuters (the 9% 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.
The towns that employ Lee Township’s residents
Where Lee Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
Lee Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lee Township, 2011 → 2021: 18 → 29. 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 Lee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lee Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Getting around Lee Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lee Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lee 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 468 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). 1.6% of Lee Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
955th of 3,133: where Lee Township ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | Choudrant LA | 1,032 | $73K | 8.1% | 0.5% | 5% | B− |
| 954 | Speers PA | 1,047 | $73K | 11.6% | 3.0% | 7% | B− |
| 955 | Lee Township MI | 1,057 | $85K | 11.1% | 9.2% | 1% | B− |
| 956 | Thurston NY | 1,228 | $73K | 3.4% | 3.6% | 1% | B− |
| 957 | Lake Waynoka OH | 1,266 | $82K | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Lee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Lee Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Township | – | B− | D− | 31 min | $84,722 |
| Walton Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $89,167 |
| Convis Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 24 min | $70,707 |
| Marengo Township | under 2% | B− | D | 20 min | $85,450 |
| Clarence Township | under 2% | C | D | 29 min | $66,955 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lee 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 Lee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lee Township?
$84,722 (±$17,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lee Township?
11.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lee Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lee Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (14%, 10 mi), Battle Creek (10%, 20 mi), Kalamazoo (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lee Township walkable?
Lee Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lee Township without a car?
0% 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 Lee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lee 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.