Mount Forest Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 46 jobs in Mount Forest Township, and 543 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Mount Forest Township C; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 1% stay in Mount Forest Township for work; outside it, Bay City is the main destination (10%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Mount Forest Township, in brief
Mount Forest Township is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Mount Forest Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mount Forest Township has about 890 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mount Forest Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Mount Forest Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mount Forest Township is Bay City, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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; with 543 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mount Forest Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Mount Forest Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Mount Forest Township’s grade up (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.9%) is left out: Mount Forest 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, Mount Forest Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who works in Mount Forest Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 536 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Mount Forest 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.
The daily trip from Mount Forest Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Forest Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 532 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Mount Forest Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 24% 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.
Where Mount Forest Township goes to work
Where Mount Forest Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in Mount Forest Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Forest Township, 2011 → 2021: 50 → 46. 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 Mount Forest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Mount Forest Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Forest Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mount Forest Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 583 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). 6.8% of Mount Forest Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mount Forest Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Mount Forest Township comes 3,633rd 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+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,631 | Carterville MO | 1,869 | $59K | 18.3% | 4.0% | <1% | C |
| 3,632 | Middletown VA | 1,471 | $60K | 14.6% | 1.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,633 | Mount Forest Township MI | 1,388 | $65K | 11.2% | 7.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,634 | Fairfield Township MI | 1,647 | $60K | 11.8% | 3.3% | 1% | C |
| 3,635 | Jefferson NH | 1,063 | $67K | 8.7% | 2.1% | 7% | 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 Mount Forest Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Mount Forest Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Forest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Forest Township | – | C | D− | 36 min | $64,792 |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,571 |
| Gibson Township | under 3% | C | D− | 35 min | $61,691 |
| Bentley Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Pinconning Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bentley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Forest 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 Mount Forest Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Forest Township?
$64,792 (±$14,482) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Forest Township?
11.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Forest Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Forest Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bay City (10%, 22 mi), Midland (10%, 17 mi), Saginaw (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mount Forest Township walkable?
Mount Forest Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Forest Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Forest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Forest 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.