Marantette Bridge · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Mendon Township (4.9%) is higher than in 60% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Michigan 14%). For jobs and income Mendon Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). About one in ten work in Mendon Township itself; outside it, Portage draws the most (7%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Mendon Township, in brief
Mendon Township makes and builds things
78% of the jobs based in Mendon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mendon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mendon Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mendon Township fell from 1,480 in 2011 to 841 in 2021, −43%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Mendon Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Mendon Township’s grade up (6.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
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, poverty and unemployment, Mendon Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Goods, not services: 78% of the jobs in Mendon Township
841 jobs are based in Mendon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mendon Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,480 → 841. 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 Mendon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Mendon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,031 residents head out to work, 127 work right here, and 714 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Mendon Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Where Mendon Township goes to work
Where Mendon Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from Mendon Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mendon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 983 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Mendon Township
About 21% 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.
For most of Mendon Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% 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 1,037 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). 2.5% of Mendon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mendon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mendon Township is 2,330th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 230 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,328 | Lyman WY | 2,216 | $101K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 22% | B− |
| 2,329 | Jefferson Township IN | 3,204 | $61K | 7.6% | 3.2% | 19% | B− |
| 2,330 | Mendon Township MI | 2,565 | $76K | 6.4% | 4.9% | 11% | B− |
| 2,331 | Heritage Lake IN | 3,227 | $88K | 13.3% | 3.5% | 2% | B− |
| 2,332 | Lakeside MT | 2,386 | $77K | 10.9% | 2.0% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Mendon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Mendon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Nottawa Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mendon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendon Township | – | B− | C− | 27 min | $75,962 |
| Park Township | under 2% | B | D− | 20 min | $78,750 |
| Leonidas Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 27 min | $70,673 |
| Nottawa Township | 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $62,094 |
| Brady Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $108,954 |
| Wakeshma Township | under 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $77,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mendon 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 Mendon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mendon Township?
$75,962 (±$10,875) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mendon Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mendon Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mendon Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portage (7%, 13 mi), Three Rivers (7%, 10 mi), Sturgis (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mendon Township walkable?
Mendon Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mendon 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 Mendon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mendon 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.