With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Morton Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Morton Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C−. 631 jobs are based in Morton Township, and 1,422 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Morton Township; the top destination outside it is Big Rapids (12%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Morton Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Morton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Morton Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morton Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #589 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Morton Township’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns).
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, Morton Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The kinds of work in Morton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2011 → 2021: 763 → 631. 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 Morton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Morton Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
How a workday changes Morton Township
On a workday 1,292 residents head out to work, 130 work right here, and 501 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Commuting out of Morton Township: the destinations
Where Morton Township clocks in
12% 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.
How long Morton Township spends getting to work: 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 Morton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,356 commuters (the 15% 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.
Most of Morton Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morton Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #502 of 701 in Michigan. 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 1,586 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). 4.5% of Morton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Morton Township is 3,034th of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,032 | New Carlisle OH | 5,525 | $64K | 18.7% | 13.3% | 5% | C− |
| 3,033 | Diboll TX | 5,125 | $58K | 19.1% | 4.5% | 13% | C− |
| 3,034 | Morton Township MI | 4,766 | $73K | 17.4% | 4.3% | 9% | C− |
| 3,035 | Washington Township OH | 3,390 | $55K | 15.6% | 4.5% | 10% | C− |
| 3,036 | Harriman TN | 6,192 | $45K | 21.2% | 4.3% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Morton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Morton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Wheatland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | C− | C− | 27 min | $72,877 |
| Austin Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 29 min | $64,375 |
| Martiny Township | under 2% | D | C− | 31 min | $51,875 |
| Hinton Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 38 min | $60,368 |
| Wheatland Township | 4% | D | C | 26 min | $55,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morton 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 Morton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morton Township?
$72,877 (±$7,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morton Township?
17.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Rapids (12%, 13 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 48 mi), Mount Pleasant (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Morton Township walkable?
Morton Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morton 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.