Leroy Township has higher unemployment (7.1%) than 83% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 32 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Jobs and income earn Leroy Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 6% stay in Leroy Township for work; outside it, Lansing is the main destination (13%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Leroy Township stands out on work
Leroy Township trades workers with the towns around it
Leroy Township has about as many jobs (1,300) as working residents (1,416), but they are mostly different people: 1,334 residents leave for work each day while 1,218 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Leroy Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Leroy Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Leroy Township went from 739 in 2011 to 1,300 in 2021, +76%. The jobs ↓
Leroy Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Leroy Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Leroy Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Leroy Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Leroy Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Leroy Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #447 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Leroy Township’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Leroy Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Who commutes out of Leroy Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,334 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 1,218 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Leroy Township works in goods: 42% of its jobs
1,300 jobs are based in Leroy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leroy Township, 2011 → 2021: 739 → 1,300. 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 Leroy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Leroy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leroy Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,507 commuters (the 12% 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.
Out of Leroy Township to work: where people go
Where Leroy Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Leroy Township works
About 19% 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 Leroy Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leroy Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #367 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,718 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 4.4% of Leroy Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Leroy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Leroy Township is 2,460th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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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| 2,458 | Holly Lake Ranch TX | 2,956 | $70K | 7.0% | 11.4% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,459 | West Peoria IL | 4,187 | $66K | 8.4% | 9.2% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,460 | Leroy Township MI | 3,881 | $85K | 12.8% | 7.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,461 | Fremont MI | 4,599 | $57K | 8.7% | 2.8% | 24% | C+ |
| 2,462 | Cold Spring MN | 4,329 | $72K | 9.8% | 5.3% | 21% | C+ |
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| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Leroy Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Leroy Township
The biggest share goes to Handy Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leroy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Township | – | C+ | C+ | 32 min | $84,704 |
| Locke Township | under 2% | A− | D | 32 min | $106,000 |
| Wheatfield Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $116,500 |
| Handy Township | 4% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $78,542 |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 34 min | $98,250 |
| Williamstown Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 23 min | $114,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leroy 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 Leroy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leroy Township?
$84,704 (±$11,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leroy Township?
12.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leroy Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leroy Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (13%, 18 mi), East Lansing (7%, 16 mi), Williamston (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Leroy Township walkable?
Leroy Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leroy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leroy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leroy 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.