Fifty-Seventh Street Bridge · Photo: WMrapids · CC0Manlius Township has lower unemployment (0.6%) than 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Manlius Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 2% work in Manlius Township; the top destination outside it is Holland (23%, 10 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Manlius Township stands out on work
Manlius Township makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in Manlius Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Manlius Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Manlius Township is a place people come home to
There are 301 jobs based in Manlius Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Manlius Township has about 2,200 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Manlius Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Manlius Township fell from 434 in 2011 to 301 in 2021, −31%. 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 ↓
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 figures behind Manlius Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manlius Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #141 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Manlius Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Manlius Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Factories, building and farms: 62% of the jobs in Manlius Township
301 jobs are based in Manlius Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manlius Township, 2011 → 2021: 434 → 301. 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 Manlius Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Manlius Township
On a workday 1,534 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 262 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Manlius Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Out of Manlius Township to work: where people go
Where Manlius Township clocks in
23% of workers
10% 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 long Manlius Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manlius Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,454 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Manlius Township
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.
Most of Manlius Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manlius Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #532 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Manlius 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 1,588 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). 2.3% of Manlius Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manlius Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Manlius Township ranks 786th of 4,402 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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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 142 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 784 | Bethlehem CT | 3,455 | $109K | 10.4% | 1.9% | 9% | A− |
| 785 | South Wheatland Township IL | 3,859 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 786 | Manlius Township MI | 3,433 | $89K | 6.1% | 0.6% | 2% | A− |
| 787 | Paris NY | 4,189 | $93K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| 788 | McLean Township OH | 3,521 | $93K | 5.3% | 1.7% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Manlius Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Manlius Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Fennville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manlius Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manlius Township | – | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,646 |
| Fennville | 3% | D | B | 22 min | $59,167 |
| Heath Township | 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $105,491 |
| Saugatuck Township | under 3% | A | B | 23 min | $93,618 |
| Clyde Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $72,083 |
| Fillmore Township | 3% | A− | C− | 18 min | $90,142 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manlius 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 Manlius Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manlius Township?
$88,646 (±$11,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manlius Township?
6.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manlius Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manlius Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (23%, 10 mi), Holland Township (10%, 13 mi), Zeeland (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Manlius Township walkable?
Manlius Township is more walkable than 17% 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 Manlius 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 Manlius Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manlius 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.