Jesse H. Buck Farm House · Photo: Matthew Lampe · Public domainMore people are out of work in Mundy Township (5.9%) than in 73% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Mundy Township for work; outside it, Flint is the main destination (12%, 9 miles). Mundy Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Mundy Township in brief
Mundy Township trades workers with the towns around it
Mundy Township has about as many jobs (5,381) as working residents (6,125), but they are mostly different people: 5,846 residents leave for work each day while 5,102 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Mundy Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Mundy Township works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Mundy Township: Flint (12%), Grand Blanc Township (6%) and Flint Township (6%). Next door ↓
Mundy Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,381 jobs in Mundy Township are filled from a wide area. Mundy Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Mundy Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Mundy Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mundy Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #352 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Mundy Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Mundy Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mundy Township
On a workday 5,846 residents head out to work, 279 work right here, and 5,102 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
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 towns that employ Mundy Township’s residents
Where Mundy Township clocks in
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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mundy Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,235 commuters (the 14% 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.
What work there is in Mundy Township: 5,381 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mundy Township, 2011 → 2021: 4,634 → 5,381. 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 Mundy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Mundy Township
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.
Most trips from Mundy Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mundy Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #491 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,242 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). 2.4% of Mundy Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mundy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mundy Township ranks: 1,236th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 7 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 24 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 76 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,234 | Gardnerville Ranchos NV | 12,114 | $88K | 9.5% | 2.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,235 | Grand Haven MI | 11,038 | $61K | 14.5% | 1.8% | 22% | B |
| 1,236 | Mundy Township MI | 15,468 | $79K | 8.3% | 5.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,237 | Shelbyville KY | 18,453 | $76K | 14.5% | 3.5% | 20% | B |
| 1,238 | Gladstone OR | 11,865 | $91K | 13.6% | 5.9% | 3% | B |
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| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Mundy Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
26% of Mundy Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mundy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundy Township | – | B | C− | 29 min | $79,021 |
| Flint | 12% | D | A | 23 min | $37,646 |
| Gaines Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $84,363 |
| Grand Blanc Township | 6% | B | C+ | 26 min | $84,520 |
| Flint Township | 6% | C | B | 22 min | $61,563 |
| Fenton Township | 2% | A | C− | 30 min | $111,548 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Flint. Darker towns draw more of Mundy 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 Mundy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mundy Township?
$79,021 (±$4,081) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mundy Township?
8.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mundy Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mundy Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (12%, 9 mi), Flint Township (6%, 7 mi), Grand Blanc Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mundy Township walkable?
Mundy Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mundy 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 Mundy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mundy 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.