Onsted’s household incomes are lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Onsted are C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. 6.4% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Only 4% stay in Onsted for work; outside it, Adrian is the main destination (11%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Onsted
Fewer jobs are based in Onsted than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Onsted fell from 334 in 2011 to 232 in 2021, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Onsted workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Onsted’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Onsted is better than 44% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Onsted’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (8.5%) is left out: Onsted’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, Onsted could be anywhere from C to B.
Jobs in Onsted: what the 232 are
232 jobs are based in Onsted.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Onsted, 2011 → 2021: 334 → 232. 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 Onsted’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Onsted: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Onsted workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 473 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.
Who works in Onsted, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 372 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 217 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Onsted on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where people from Onsted work
Where Onsted clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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 far Onsted goes to work
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.
Getting around Onsted: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Onsted is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Onsted 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 506 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). 5.0% of Onsted households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Onsted’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Onsted comes 1,213th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,211 | Seneca WI | 1,030 | $87K | 11.0% | 4.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,212 | Cañoncito NM | 1,253 | $78K | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,213 | Onsted MI | 1,002 | $67K | 6.4% | 8.5% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,214 | Clarendon Township MI | 1,182 | $77K | 8.1% | 2.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,215 | Killen AL | 1,039 | $70K | 8.0% | 3.7% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Onsted, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
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 Onsted: questions
What is the median household income in Onsted?
$66,964 (±$8,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Onsted?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Onsted?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Onsted work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Adrian (11%, 10 mi), Cambridge Township (9%, 1 mi), Jackson (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Onsted walkable?
Onsted is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Onsted without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Onsted, from the people who make the trip.
More of Onsted
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.