Nunda Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, Nunda Township is behind 76% of U.S. towns. 80 jobs are based in Nunda Township, against 440 working residents. For jobs and income Nunda Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nunda Township and work: the main findings
Nunda Township is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Nunda Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nunda Township has about 850 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nunda Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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 440 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Nunda Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Nunda Township’s grade up ($58,707, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.6%) is left out: Nunda 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Nunda Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The daily flow of workers through Nunda Township
On a workday 432 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Nunda Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Nunda Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nunda Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 343 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where in the region Nunda Township works
About 35% 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 Nunda Township goes to work
Where Nunda 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.
What Nunda Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nunda Township, 2011 → 2021: 76 → 80. 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 Nunda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Nunda Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 394 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). 3.8% of Nunda Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nunda Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nunda Township places 3,732nd of 4,312 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | 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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| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,730 | Shattuck OK | 1,194 | $55K | 15.5% | 8.3% | 24% | D |
| 3,731 | East Machias ME | 1,341 | $58K | 15.9% | 6.7% | 12% | D |
| 3,732 | Nunda Township MI | 1,210 | $59K | 18.9% | 9.6% | 2% | D |
| 3,733 | Mountain Road VA | 1,574 | $41K | 14.1% | 0.0% | 2% | D |
| 3,734 | Iota LA | 1,253 | $41K | 32.0% | 4.3% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Nunda Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Nunda Township
The biggest share goes to Walker Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nunda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunda Township | – | D | C− | 37 min | $58,707 |
| Walker Township | 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wilmot Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ellis Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Forest Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Corwith Township | under 3% | D | C− | 21 min | $57,308 |
Same-state neighbors only. Walker Township, Wilmot Township and Ellis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Forest Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nunda 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 Nunda Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nunda Township?
$58,707 (±$5,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nunda Township?
18.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nunda Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nunda Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (7%, 18 mi), Petoskey (7%, 25 mi), Mentor Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Nunda Township walkable?
Nunda Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nunda 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 Nunda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nunda 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.