Loeb Farms Barn Complex · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Marion Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 58% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability C: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Marion Township; the top destination outside it is Charlevoix (23%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Marion Township
What’s behind Marion Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Marion Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Marion Township’s grade up (5.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Marion 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, Marion Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 699 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Marion Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 603 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
23% of working residents work in Charlevoix
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Marion Township clocks in
23% of workers
15% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Marion Township makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
245 jobs are based in Marion Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2011 → 2021: 87 → 245. 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.
Half of Marion Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 17% 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.
Most trips from Marion Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marion Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 810 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). 0.9% of Marion Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Marion Township is 1,597th of 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Marion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 231 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,595 | Manchester NY | 1,628 | $66K | 7.2% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,596 | Groton SD | 1,337 | $90K | 4.3% | 1.1% | 12% | B |
| 1,597 | Marion Township MI | 1,653 | $99K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,598 | Sunrise Township MN | 2,160 | $111K | 5.7% | 5.1% | 1% | B |
| 1,599 | Loyalhanna Township PA | 2,041 | $76K | 7.8% | 4.8% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | 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.
15% of Marion Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Charlevoix Township (15%). Darker towns draw more of Marion Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | B | C | 18 min | $99,417 |
| Norwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Eveline Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $101,964 |
| Charlevoix Township | 15% | B− | B+ | 15 min | $80,781 |
| Banks Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $71,326 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$99,417 (±$12,761) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
5.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlevoix (23%, 4 mi), Charlevoix Township (15%, 4 mi), Petoskey (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion 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.