At 15.9%, unemployment in Parma Township is among the highest of any U.S. town
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Jobs and income earn Parma Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Hardly any work in Parma Township itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (20%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Parma Township in brief
Parma Township and Jackson trade workers both ways
Jackson is the top workplace for Parma Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Parma Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Parma Township is a place people come home to
There are 259 jobs based in Parma Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Parma Township has about 1,900 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Parma Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Parma Township’s grade up ($73,590, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
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, Parma Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Out of Parma Township to work: where people go
Where Parma Township clocks in
20% 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.
Who commutes out of Parma Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 993 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Parma Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in Parma Township
259 jobs are based in Parma Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parma Township, 2011 → 2021: 124 → 259. 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 Parma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Parma Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parma Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 901 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.
How far Parma Township goes to work
About 20% 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.
In Parma Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Parma Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #685 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Parma 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 978 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). 1.2% of Parma Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Parma Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Parma Township is 3,754th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 127 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,752 | Baxter TN | 2,128 | $59K | 20.5% | 0.8% | 2% | C− |
| 3,753 | Ganeer Township IL | 3,161 | $65K | 18.8% | 8.3% | 10% | C− |
| 3,754 | Parma Township MI | 2,670 | $74K | 16.0% | 15.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,755 | Castile NY | 2,671 | $66K | 15.9% | 4.9% | 8% | C− |
| 3,756 | York Township IL | 2,757 | $67K | 15.3% | 4.9% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Parma Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Parma Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Sandstone Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parma Township | – | C− | D− | 24 min | $73,590 |
| Springport Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 28 min | $57,688 |
| Sandstone Township | 5% | A− | D | 26 min | $97,708 |
| Sheridan Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 25 min | $60,458 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $64,148 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parma 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 Parma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Parma Township?
$73,590 (±$7,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parma Township?
16.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parma Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parma Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (20%, 14 mi), Blackman Township (14%, 12 mi), Sandstone Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Parma Township walkable?
Parma Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Parma 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 Parma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parma 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.