Most of Paris Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Paris Township has 89 jobs for 199 working residents. Only 2% stay in Paris Township for work; outside it, Bad Axe is the main destination (18%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average; the Michigan average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Paris Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Paris Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Paris Township’s residents
Where Paris Township clocks in
Lines 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.
88% of the jobs in Paris Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris Township, 2011 → 2021: 79 → 89. 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 Paris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Paris Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paris Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 9% 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.
The distance from Paris Township to work
About 34% 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.
Paris Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $62,115 |
| Bingham Township | 10% | D | C | 20 min | $61,417 |
| Sigel Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Minden Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sigel Township, Sherman Township and Minden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bingham Township. Darker towns draw more of Paris 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 Paris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paris Township?
$62,115 (±$11,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (18%, 10 mi), Bingham Township (10%, 5 mi), Colfax Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Paris Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris 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.