With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ovid Township works elsewhere
Ovid Township has 78 jobs, and 818 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Ovid Township are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ovid Township: the gist
Ovid Township is a place people come home to
There are 78 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 1,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ovid Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Ovid Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ovid Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Ovid Township’s grade up ($105,588, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ovid Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
How a workday changes Ovid Township
On a workday 804 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Ovid Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Time on the road from Ovid Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 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 978 commuters (the 18% 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.
16% of working residents work in Lansing
Where Ovid Township clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Ovid Township: what the 78 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ovid Township, 2011 → 2021: 229 → 78. 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.
Ovid Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Most of Ovid Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ovid Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Ovid 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 1,187 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). 1.3% 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.
Ovid Township places 3,127th of 5,641 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,125 | South Congaree SC | 2,424 | $60K | 14.6% | 5.6% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,126 | Santa Anna Township IL | 2,249 | $73K | 8.6% | 8.1% | 19% | C+ |
| 3,127 | Ovid Township MI | 2,208 | $106K | 22.6% | 6.4% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,128 | Washington Township PA | 1,779 | $75K | 11.1% | 4.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,129 | Emma NC | 2,657 | $44K | 11.3% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | 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.
Next door to Ovid Township
The biggest share goes to Ovid (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 | 32 min | $105,588 |
| Ovid | 5% | C− | B+ | 26 min | $50,145 |
| Victor Township | under 2% | B | D− | 29 min | $106,343 |
| Duplain Township | 3% | C | C+ | 27 min | $63,177 |
| Bingham Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $77,273 |
| Middlebury Township | under 2% | B | D− | 35 min | $77,344 |
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?
$105,588 (±$20,421) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ovid Township?
22.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ovid Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ovid Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (16%, 20 mi), St. Johns (11%, 6 mi), East Lansing (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ovid Township walkable?
Ovid Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ovid 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 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.