Olive Township District No. 1 School · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Olive Township (0.7%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Olive Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in Olive Township itself; outside it, Holland Township draws the most (18%, 5 miles). 2.6% of residents are in poverty (Michigan 13.2%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Olive Township, in brief
Jobs in Olive Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Olive Township went from 1,349 in 2011 to 3,472 in 2021, +157%. The jobs ↓
Olive Township and Holland Township trade workers both ways
Holland Township is the top workplace for Olive Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Olive Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Olive Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
72% of the jobs based in Olive Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 55% of the jobs Olive Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Olive Township. The jobs ↓
Olive Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Olive Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Olive Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
Olive Township gains people on a workday
About 6,400 people are in Olive Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than the 5,300 who live here: 3,300 come in to work and 2,200 head out. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Olive Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Olive Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #58 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($80,208, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, Olive Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In Olive Township, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
3,472 jobs are based in Olive Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olive Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,349 → 3,472. 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 Olive Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Olive Township ends
Where Olive Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
How a workday changes Olive Township
On a workday 2,183 residents head out to work, 148 work right here, and 3,324 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in Olive Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 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.
About 19 minutes to work from Olive Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Olive Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,619 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Olive Township goes to work
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 of Olive Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Olive Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #560 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,830 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). 1.9% of Olive Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Olive Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Olive Township is 385th of 3,582 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 383 | Watertown MN | 4,789 | $100K | 7.7% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| 384 | Castle Hills TX | 3,948 | $95K | 6.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 385 | Olive Township MI | 5,291 | $80K | 2.6% | 0.7% | 6% | A |
| 386 | Leonardtown MD | 5,033 | $154K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 16% | A |
| 387 | North Hudson WI | 3,803 | $123K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | 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 Olive Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 21% of Olive Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olive Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | – | A | D | 19 min | $80,208 |
| Port Sheldon Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $107,400 |
| Holland Township | 18% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Robinson Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 22 min | $98,947 |
| Blendon Township | 3% | A | C+ | 21 min | $95,288 |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holland Township. Darker towns draw more of Olive 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 Olive Township: questions
What is the median household income in Olive Township?
$80,208 (±$18,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Olive Township?
2.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Olive Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Olive Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland Township (18%, 5 mi), Holland (13%, 9 mi), Zeeland (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Olive Township walkable?
Olive Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Olive 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 Olive Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olive 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.