23 Mile Road-Kalamazoo River Bridge · Photo: Drpro.tv · CC BY 3.0Marengo Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
235 jobs are based in Marengo Township, against 857 working residents. Marengo Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 1% stay in Marengo Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (24%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Marengo Township stands out on work
A lot of Marengo Township works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Marengo Township: Marshall (24%) and Marshall Township (3%). Next door ↓
Marengo Township is a place people come home to
There are 235 jobs based in Marengo Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marengo Township has about 1,600 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 857 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Marengo Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marengo Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Marengo Township’s grade up ($85,450, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
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, Marengo Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
Marengo Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 847 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Marengo 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.
Where the trip to work from Marengo Township ends
Where Marengo Township clocks in
14% 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 kinds of work in Marengo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marengo Township, 2011 → 2021: 236 → 235. 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 Marengo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Marengo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marengo Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 939 commuters (the 13% 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 Marengo 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.
Few in Marengo Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marengo Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Marengo 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 1,079 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). 4.8% of Marengo Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marengo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000, Marengo Township ranks 2,101st of 5,102 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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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 126 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 2,099 | Culver OR | 1,689 | $91K | 6.8% | 3.9% | 6% | B− |
| 2,100 | Bishop Township IL | 1,683 | $84K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 7% | B− |
| 2,101 | Marengo Township MI | 2,231 | $85K | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,102 | Sardinia NY | 2,688 | $85K | 12.4% | 1.5% | 6% | B− |
| 2,103 | Hartford Township OH | 1,819 | $96K | 17.5% | 0.6% | 2% | B− |
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| 5,102 | 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 Marengo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 27% of Marengo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marengo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo Township | – | B− | D | 20 min | $85,450 |
| Marshall | 24% | B− | A− | 21 min | $76,050 |
| Eckford Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $82,500 |
| Sheridan Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 25 min | $60,458 |
| Lee Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 31 min | $84,722 |
| Marshall Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 21 min | $106,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marshall. Darker towns draw more of Marengo 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 Marengo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marengo Township?
$85,450 (±$16,919) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marengo Township?
13.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marengo Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marengo Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (24%, 5 mi), Battle Creek (14%, 18 mi), Emmett Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Marengo Township walkable?
Marengo Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marengo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marengo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marengo 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.