Households in Marion Township earn less than those in 85% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Marion Township are D for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 16.2% of residents, next to 13.2% across Michigan. 4% 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
The commute and the jobs: Marion Township in brief
Fewer than half of Marion Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
42% of Marion Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 19% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Few Marion Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Marion Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 41 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 566 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Marion Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Marion Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Marion Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.5%) 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Marion Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Inside Marion Township’s 536 jobs
536 jobs are based in Marion Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2011 → 2021: 550 → 536. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Marion Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 667 commuters (the 4% 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.
How many people are in Marion Township by day
On a workday 492 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 462 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Sandusky
Where Marion Township clocks in
16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marion Township
About 29% 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.
In Marion Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marion Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 696 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). 3.5% of Marion Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Marion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
5,141st of 5,794: where Marion Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,139 | Freeman SD | 1,305 | $57K | 20.9% | 2.5% | 31% | D |
| 5,140 | Bruceton TN | 1,522 | $45K | 19.1% | 2.8% | 8% | D |
| 5,141 | Marion Township MI | 1,547 | $53K | 16.2% | 5.5% | 13% | D |
| 5,142 | Rose Township MI | 1,257 | $55K | 16.1% | 6.8% | 6% | D |
| 5,143 | Drywood Township MO | 1,240 | $56K | 18.1% | 2.9% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Marion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Marion Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | D | B+ | 19 min | $52,500 |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Forester Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Bridgehampton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wheatland Township, Forester Township, Delaware Township and Bridgehampton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$52,500 (±$8,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
16.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandusky (16%, 12 mi), Croswell (5%, 20 mi), Worth Township (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
1% 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 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.