Eggleston School · Photo: Notorious4life · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Nester Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. 1 jobs are based in Nester Township, against 59 working residents. Hardly any work in Nester Township; the top destination outside it is Denton Township (15%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Nester Township
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Nester Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 towns that employ Nester Township’s residents
Where Nester 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.
In Nester Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nester Township, 2011 → 2021: 3 → 1. 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 Nester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nester Township: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nester Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
The distance from Nester Township to work
About 47% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Nester Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nester Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $63,750 |
| Roscommon Township | 10% | C− | C− | 25 min | $53,186 |
| Backus Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Edwards Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 19 min | $72,431 |
| Richfield Township | under 2% | D− | C+ | 29 min | $47,055 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $49,181 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Backus Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Roscommon Township. Darker towns draw more of Nester 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 Nester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nester Township?
$63,750 (±$44,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nester Township?
10.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nester Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denton Township (15%, 12 mi), Roscommon Township (10%, 15 mi), Midland (7%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Nester Township without a car?
0% 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 Nester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nester 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.