Otisco Township has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Otisco Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 4% stay in Otisco Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (12%, 22 miles). Household incomes here are lower than in 70% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Otisco Township, in a few figures
Otisco Township makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in Otisco Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Otisco Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
Otisco Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 33 minutes). 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 978 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Otisco Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Otisco Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Otisco Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($62,168, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
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, Otisco Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
A place that makes things: 64% of Otisco Township’s jobs are in goods
574 jobs are based in Otisco Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otisco Township, 2011 → 2021: 595 → 574. 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 Otisco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Otisco Township takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otisco Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,070 commuters (the 8% 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 leaves Otisco Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 937 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 533 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Otisco Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 Otisco Township work
Where Otisco Township clocks in
6% 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.
Otisco Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Otisco Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Otisco Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,165 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). 0.6% of Otisco Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Otisco Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Otisco Township ranks 1,177th of 5,328 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,175 | Canterwood WA | 2,971 | $160K | 4.2% | 8.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,176 | New Holstein WI | 3,040 | $60K | 5.1% | 0.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,177 | Otisco Township MI | 2,303 | $62K | 3.7% | 1.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,178 | Vernon VT | 2,144 | $86K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,179 | Camino CA | 2,079 | $85K | 0.7% | 2.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Otisco Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Otisco Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otisco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otisco Township | – | B+ | C | 39 min | $62,168 |
| Orleans Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 28 min | $62,978 |
| Grattan Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 33 min | $111,354 |
| Keene Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $96,250 |
| Eureka Township | under 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $77,266 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otisco 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 Otisco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Otisco Township?
$62,168 (±$11,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otisco Township?
3.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otisco Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otisco Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (12%, 22 mi), Ionia (7%, 12 mi), Belding (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Otisco Township walkable?
Otisco Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Otisco Township without a car?
0% 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 Otisco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otisco 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.