G. W. Jones House · Photo: Michael Tomko · CC BY-SA 3.0Marcellus Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Marcellus Township report 451 jobs; 990 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Marcellus Township C; getting around on foot earns it B−. About one in ten stay in Marcellus Township for work; outside it, Elkhart is the main destination (6%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Marcellus Township: the gist
Marcellus Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Marcellus Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Marcellus Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Marcellus Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Marcellus Township went from 330 in 2011 to 451 in 2021, +37%. 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; with 990 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Marcellus Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marcellus Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Marcellus Township’s grade up ($72,857, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, Marcellus Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
A place that makes things: 43% of Marcellus Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marcellus Township, 2011 → 2021: 330 → 451. 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 Marcellus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Marcellus Township
On a workday 896 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 357 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Marcellus Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where the trip to work from Marcellus Township ends
Where Marcellus Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 Marcellus Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marcellus Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 927 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.
Miles to work from Marcellus Township
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Marcellus Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marcellus Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,019 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). 4.3% of Marcellus Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marcellus Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Marcellus Township comes 3,216th 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 96 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 138 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,214 | Stanfield OR | 2,135 | $60K | 8.0% | 4.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,215 | Mobridge SD | 3,192 | $65K | 18.3% | 0.9% | 46% | C |
| 3,216 | Marcellus Township MI | 2,411 | $73K | 10.8% | 5.9% | 9% | C |
| 3,217 | Lick Township OH | 2,652 | $46K | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5% | C |
| 3,218 | Gumlog GA | 2,382 | $69K | 11.4% | 3.6% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Marcellus Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Marcellus Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Newberg Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marcellus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Township | – | C | B− | 28 min | $72,857 |
| Volinia Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $78,750 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $81,438 |
| Newberg Township | 3% | C+ | D | 27 min | $72,167 |
| Flowerfield Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $81,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marcellus 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 Marcellus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marcellus Township?
$72,857 (±$14,189) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marcellus Township?
10.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marcellus Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marcellus Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (6%, 24 mi), Three Rivers (6%, 11 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Marcellus Township walkable?
Marcellus Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marcellus Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marcellus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marcellus 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.