Dwight, Austin H., and Frankie A., Summer House · Photo: Jack Walton · Public domainMost of Orangeville Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Orangeville Township report 199 jobs; 1,485 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Orangeville Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Orangeville Township
Orangeville Township is a place people come home to
There are 199 jobs based in Orangeville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orangeville Township has about 2,200 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Orangeville Township 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 ↓
A lot of Orangeville Township works from home
22% of Orangeville Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Orangeville Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Orangeville Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orangeville Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The daily flow of workers through Orangeville Township
On a workday 1,430 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Orangeville Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from Orangeville Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orangeville Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,056 commuters (the 22% 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.
7% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Orangeville Township clocks in
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Orangeville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orangeville Township, 2011 → 2021: 137 → 199. 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 Orangeville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Orangeville 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.
The commute in Orangeville Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,347 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). 2.5% of Orangeville Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Orangeville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Orangeville Township is 2,255th of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700 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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| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 2,253 | Sterlington LA | 2,663 | $69K | 17.3% | 1.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,254 | Upland PA | 3,049 | $62K | 10.0% | 5.8% | 5% | B− |
| 2,255 | Orangeville Township MI | 3,497 | $83K | 6.9% | 5.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,256 | Peters Township PA | 4,473 | $77K | 12.4% | 1.5% | 9% | B− |
| 2,257 | Codorus Township PA | 4,014 | $102K | 9.5% | 7.2% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | 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 Orangeville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Orangeville Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orangeville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville Township | – | B− | C− | 31 min | $83,281 |
| Prairieville Township | under 3% | B− | C | 31 min | $67,332 |
| Yankee Springs Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $84,786 |
| Martin Township | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $72,125 |
| Hope Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 42 min | $99,427 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orangeville 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 Orangeville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orangeville Township?
$83,281 (±$13,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orangeville Township?
6.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orangeville Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orangeville Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (7%, 30 mi), Wyoming (4%, 26 mi), Kalamazoo (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Orangeville Township walkable?
Orangeville Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orangeville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orangeville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orangeville 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.