Mussey Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 553 jobs in Mussey Township for 1,853 working residents. For jobs and income Mussey Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 5% stay in Mussey Township for work; outside it, Bruce Township is the main destination (5%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Mussey Township
Mussey Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mussey Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mussey Township fell from 807 in 2011 to 553 in 2021, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Mussey Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Mussey Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mussey Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Mussey Township is a place people come home to
There are 553 jobs based in Mussey Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mussey Township has about 2,900 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.
Mussey Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Mussey Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.8%, U.S. 5.2%).
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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mussey Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily trip from Mussey Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mussey Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,929 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.
A place that makes things: 39% of Mussey Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mussey Township, 2011 → 2021: 807 → 553. 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 Mussey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Mussey Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,756 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 456 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Mussey 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.
Where people from Mussey Township work
Where Mussey 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Mussey 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.
Mussey Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,112 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). 0.7% of Mussey Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Mussey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600, Mussey Township ranks 2,812th of 4,112 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 118 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,810 | Desloge MO | 4,819 | $61K | 15.7% | 3.5% | 5% | C |
| 2,811 | Crane TX | 3,303 | $73K | 14.7% | 3.6% | 12% | C |
| 2,812 | Mussey Township MI | 4,177 | $66K | 5.9% | 7.8% | 5% | C |
| 2,813 | Armagh Township PA | 4,088 | $74K | 21.2% | 2.8% | 12% | C |
| 2,814 | Osage Beach MO | 5,079 | $56K | 12.8% | 2.7% | 30% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | 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 Mussey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Mussey Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mussey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mussey Township | – | C | C+ | 39 min | $66,350 |
| Imlay Township | under 3% | B− | D | 36 min | $82,988 |
| Lynn Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 41 min | $72,500 |
| Emmett Township | under 3% | B | C | 41 min | $96,809 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mussey 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 Mussey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mussey Township?
$66,350 (±$9,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mussey Township?
5.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mussey Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mussey Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bruce Township (5%, 14 mi), Sterling Heights (4%, 31 mi), Detroit (4%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mussey Township walkable?
Mussey Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mussey Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mussey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mussey 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.