Liberty Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Liberty Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. 289 jobs are based in Liberty Township; 1,320 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Liberty Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Liberty Township, in brief
Liberty Township is a place people come home to
There are 289 jobs based in Liberty Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Liberty Township has about 2,000 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Liberty Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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.
The four measures behind Liberty Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #335 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Liberty Township’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.4%, U.S. 5.2%). 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 two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Liberty Township
On a workday 1,271 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 240 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Liberty Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,539 commuters (the 2% 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.
23% of working residents work in Jackson
Where Liberty Township clocks in
23% 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.
Goods, not services: 38% of the jobs in Liberty Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2011 → 2021: 216 → 289. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Liberty Township
About 16% 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 Liberty Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #568 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Liberty 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 1,577 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). 0.0% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Liberty Township is 1,828th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,826 | Greene Township PA | 2,264 | $104K | 9.1% | 4.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,827 | Red Rock AZ | 3,277 | $80K | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,828 | Liberty Township MI | 3,080 | $103K | 5.1% | 6.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,829 | East Drumore Township PA | 3,935 | $79K | 5.6% | 5.2% | 12% | B |
| 1,830 | Hauula HI | 3,548 | $116K | 8.1% | 4.1% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 14% of Liberty Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Summit Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | B | D | 23 min | $102,969 |
| Hanover Township | 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $81,477 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 36 min | $89,303 |
| Summit Township | 10% | C+ | C | 19 min | $65,987 |
| Columbia Township | 2% | B+ | C | 38 min | $85,767 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$102,969 (±$25,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
5.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (23%, 9 mi), Summit Township (10%, 6 mi), Blackman Township (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.