Ovid Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
100 jobs are based in Ovid Township for 932 working residents. Ovid Township grades C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 2% work in Ovid Township; the top destination outside it is Coldwater (26%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ovid Township at work: what stands out
Ovid Township is a place people come home to
There are 100 jobs based in Ovid Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ovid Township has about 1,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Ovid Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Ovid Township fell from 330 in 2011 to 100 in 2021, −70%. 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 ↓
Ovid 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; with 932 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Ovid Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ovid Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ovid Township’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.1%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, Ovid Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Ovid Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 913 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Ovid Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
What Ovid Township’s employers do
100 jobs are based in Ovid Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ovid Township, 2011 → 2021: 330 → 100. 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 Ovid Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Ovid Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ovid Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 848 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Ovid Township goes to work
Where Ovid Township clocks in
26% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 Ovid Township goes to work
About 26% 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.
Driving is how Ovid Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 959 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). 2.6% of Ovid Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ovid Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Ovid Township ranks: 3,295th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 126 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,293 | Winamac IN | 2,365 | $47K | 23.9% | 0.0% | 33% | C |
| 3,294 | Madison WV | 2,678 | $59K | 12.9% | 3.6% | 10% | C |
| 3,295 | Ovid Township MI | 2,217 | $73K | 8.9% | 7.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,296 | Ayr Township PA | 1,995 | $62K | 9.0% | 4.2% | 22% | C |
| 3,297 | Epworth GA | 1,994 | $67K | 40.6% | 0.0% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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 Ovid Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Ovid Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Coldwater Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ovid Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovid Township | – | C | D− | 29 min | $73,411 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | D | D | 26 min | $63,118 |
| Coldwater Township | 5% | C | C− | 19 min | $72,014 |
| Algansee Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $77,978 |
| Kinderhook Township | under 2% | B− | D | 27 min | $83,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ovid 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 Ovid Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ovid Township?
$73,411 (±$6,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ovid Township?
8.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ovid Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ovid Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (26%, 6 mi), Angola (6%, 14 mi), Coldwater Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ovid Township walkable?
Ovid Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ovid Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ovid Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ovid 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.