Unemployment in Onondaga Township (10.1%) is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Onondaga Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (18%, 17 miles). For jobs and income Onondaga Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). The poverty rate is 2.5%; Michigan has 13.2%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Onondaga Township stands out on work
Onondaga Township and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Onondaga Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Onondaga Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Onondaga Township is a place people come home to
There are 230 jobs based in Onondaga Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Onondaga Township has about 2,100 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Onondaga Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The figures behind Onondaga Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Onondaga Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income 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, Onondaga Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where Onondaga Township’s working residents head each day
Where Onondaga Township clocks in
18% 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.
Onondaga Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,170 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Onondaga Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 29 minutes each way for Onondaga Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Onondaga Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,307 commuters (the 10% 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.
What the 230 jobs in Onondaga Township are
230 jobs are based in Onondaga Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Onondaga Township, 2011 → 2021: 194 → 230. 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 Onondaga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Onondaga Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
In Onondaga Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Onondaga Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #696 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Onondaga Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,445 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). 1.2% of Onondaga Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Onondaga Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Onondaga Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 1,778th of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 136 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 226 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,776 | Corydon IN | 3,196 | $57K | 8.8% | 2.3% | 14% | B |
| 1,777 | Boyd TX | 2,546 | $69K | 10.4% | 3.1% | 6% | B |
| 1,778 | Onondaga Township MI | 3,086 | $91K | 2.5% | 10.1% | 2% | B |
| 1,779 | Pere Marquette Township MI | 2,371 | $85K | 5.9% | 3.3% | 11% | B |
| 1,780 | Oronoco Township MN | 2,491 | $124K | 6.7% | 8.9% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Onondaga Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Onondaga Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Onondaga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga Township | – | B | D− | 29 min | $90,987 |
| Hamlin Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $91,944 |
| Leslie Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $92,550 |
| Aurelius Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $95,455 |
| Tompkins Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $86,551 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Onondaga 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 Onondaga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Onondaga Township?
$90,987 (±$5,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Onondaga Township?
2.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Onondaga Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Onondaga Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (18%, 17 mi), Delta Township (6%, 18 mi), Delhi Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Onondaga Township walkable?
Onondaga Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Onondaga Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Onondaga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Onondaga 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.