Maple Ridge Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 136 jobs in Maple Ridge Township, against 587 working residents. Jobs and income earn Maple Ridge Township D; getting around on foot earns it C. 5% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Maple Ridge Township
36% of Maple Ridge Township works in Alpena
209 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Alpena, 6.8 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Maple Ridge Township itself. The commute map ↓
Maple Ridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 136 jobs based in Maple Ridge Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maple Ridge Township has about 1,100 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 587 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Maple Ridge Township
On income, poverty and job access, Maple Ridge Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Maple Ridge Township’s grade up ($65,096, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.5%) is left out: Maple Ridge 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Maple Ridge Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
36% of working residents work in Alpena
Where Maple Ridge Township clocks in
36% of workers
24% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Maple Ridge Township
On a workday 575 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Maple Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far Maple Ridge Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Maple Ridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maple Ridge Township, 2011 → 2021: 21 → 136. 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 Maple Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Maple Ridge Township’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maple Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 697 commuters (the 5% 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.
In Maple Ridge Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Maple Ridge Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 734 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 Maple Ridge Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Maple Ridge Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Maple Ridge Township comes 4,755th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 4,753 | East Oakland Township IL | 1,205 | $52K | 14.6% | 7.5% | 2% | D |
| 4,754 | Crystal Falls Township MI | 1,676 | $58K | 12.8% | 9.3% | 12% | D |
| 4,755 | Maple Ridge Township MI | 1,589 | $65K | 17.4% | 6.5% | 2% | D |
| 4,756 | Sherman NY | 1,636 | $52K | 15.1% | 6.4% | 9% | D |
| 4,757 | Scipio Township OH | 1,693 | $53K | 21.1% | 11.7% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Maple Ridge Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
25% of Maple Ridge Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Alpena Township (24%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maple Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge Township | – | D | C | 17 min | $65,096 |
| Long Rapids Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Alpena Township | 24% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Wilson Township | 1% | D | B− | 22 min | $62,143 |
| Krakow Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Rapids Township and Krakow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Alpena Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maple Ridge 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 Maple Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maple Ridge Township?
$65,096 (±$11,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maple Ridge Township?
17.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maple Ridge Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maple Ridge Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (36%, 7 mi), Alpena Township (24%, 8 mi), Wilson Township (1%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Maple Ridge Township walkable?
Maple Ridge Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maple Ridge 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 Maple Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maple Ridge 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.