Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Montrose Township works elsewhere
Montrose Township grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Employers in Montrose Township report 587 jobs for 2,400 working residents. Only 3% work in Montrose Township itself; outside it, Flint draws the most (9%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Montrose Township in brief
Montrose Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Montrose Township went from 364 in 2011 to 587 in 2021, +61%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Montrose Township
55% of Montrose Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Montrose Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Montrose Township is a place people come home to
There are 587 jobs based in Montrose Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Montrose Township has about 4,100 people in it, 31% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Montrose Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Montrose Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #410 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Montrose Township’s grade. It also does well on unemployment.
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, poverty and unemployment, Montrose Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Jobs in Montrose Township: what the 587 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montrose Township, 2011 → 2021: 364 → 587. 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 Montrose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Montrose Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,319 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 506 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Montrose Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The places Montrose Township commutes to
Where Montrose Township clocks in
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.
Time on the road from Montrose Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montrose Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,553 commuters (the 7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Montrose Township
About 27% 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 Montrose Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Montrose Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #518 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,757 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Montrose Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Montrose Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,494 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 8,000, Montrose Township comes 1,957th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 48 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 117 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,955 | Nebraska City NE | 7,512 | $67K | 12.1% | 1.4% | 34% | B− |
| 1,956 | White Bluff TN | 4,516 | $69K | 10.2% | 4.8% | 5% | B− |
| 1,957 | Montrose Township MI | 5,896 | $76K | 10.3% | 4.2% | 3% | B− |
| 1,958 | Pavilion Township MI | 6,333 | $84K | 9.5% | 6.4% | 4% | B− |
| 1,959 | Boonville IN | 6,689 | $64K | 13.4% | 2.6% | 16% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,494 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 3% | 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 Montrose Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Montrose Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Montrose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Township | – | B− | C− | 28 min | $76,338 |
| Taymouth Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 26 min | $81,667 |
| Flushing Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 29 min | $85,292 |
| Maple Grove Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 29 min | $77,917 |
| Burt | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Vienna Township | 3% | C | C | 28 min | $70,219 |
| Albee Township | under 3% | C− | D | 30 min | $61,193 |
Same-state neighbors only. Burt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vienna Township. Darker towns draw more of Montrose 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 Montrose Township: questions
What is the median household income in Montrose Township?
$76,338 (±$3,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montrose Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montrose Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montrose Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (9%, 14 mi), Flint Township (7%, 13 mi), Montrose (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Montrose Township walkable?
Montrose Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Montrose Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Montrose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montrose 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.