Ogden Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Ogden Township has 46 jobs; 392 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Ogden Township itself; outside it, Adrian draws the most (13%, 11 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ogden Township at work: what stands out
Ogden Township is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Ogden Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ogden Township has about 550 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ogden Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Ogden Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 392 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Ogden Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 383 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Ogden Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
How long Ogden Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ogden Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 380 commuters (the 3% 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 Ogden Township goes to work
Where Ogden Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Goods jobs make up 39% of work in Ogden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ogden Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 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 Ogden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Ogden Township
About 19% 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.
Around Ogden Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Blissfield Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ogden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $93,029 |
| Palmyra Township | under 2% | B | D | 23 min | $85,208 |
| Riga Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $86,131 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | C | D | 27 min | $60,268 |
| Blissfield Township | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blissfield Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ogden 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 Ogden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ogden Township?
$93,029 (±$3,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ogden Township?
5.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ogden Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ogden Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Adrian (13%, 11 mi), Madison Township (7%, 9 mi), Raisin Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Ogden Township without a car?
3% 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 Ogden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ogden 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.