Most of Moscow Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Moscow Township is better than 23% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Employers in Moscow Township report 32 jobs for 534 working residents. 4% of workers have no commute at all, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Moscow Township: the figures worth knowing
Moscow Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Moscow Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moscow Township has about 880 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Moscow 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 ↓
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 534 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Moscow Township’s Jobs & income grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Moscow Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Moscow 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Moscow Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Moscow Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 531 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Moscow Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
About 26 minutes each way for Moscow Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moscow Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 553 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.
15% of working residents work in Hillsdale
Where Moscow Township clocks in
7% 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.
Making and building: 59% of jobs based in Moscow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moscow Township, 2011 → 2021: 35 → 32. 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 Moscow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Moscow Township goes to work
About 23% 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 Moscow Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 577 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). 4.4% of Moscow Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Moscow Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Moscow Township is 3,873rd of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,871 | Van Buren Township IN | 1,819 | $56K | 14.7% | 1.8% | 4% | C− |
| 3,872 | Hamilton Township IN | 1,594 | $59K | 12.3% | 4.0% | 6% | C− |
| 3,873 | Moscow Township MI | 1,380 | $59K | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1% | C− |
| 3,874 | Christmas FL | 1,696 | $73K | 17.9% | 1.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,875 | Tyler MN | 1,112 | $66K | 10.6% | 4.1% | 18% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Moscow Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Moscow Township
The biggest share goes to Scipio Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moscow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Township | – | C− | D | 26 min | $58,603 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 36 min | $89,303 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $81,477 |
| Scipio Township | 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $67,609 |
| Adams Township | 2% | C | C− | 23 min | $58,021 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moscow 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 Moscow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moscow Township?
$58,603 (±$12,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moscow Township?
12.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moscow Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moscow Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsdale (15%, 9 mi), Jonesville (7%, 8 mi), Jackson (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Moscow Township walkable?
Moscow Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moscow Township without a car?
0% 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 Moscow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moscow 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.