Most of Raisinville Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Raisinville Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. 204 jobs are based in Raisinville Township; 2,455 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Raisinville Township itself; outside it, Monroe draws the most (11%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Raisinville Township
Raisinville Township is a place people come home to
There are 204 jobs based in Raisinville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raisinville Township has about 3,900 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Raisinville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Raisinville Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Raisinville Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #167 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Raisinville Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Raisinville Township on a workday
On a workday 2,414 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Raisinville Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from Raisinville Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raisinville Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,505 commuters (the 6% 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 Raisinville Township’s working residents head each day
Where Raisinville Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
What Raisinville Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raisinville Township, 2011 → 2021: 180 → 204. 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 Raisinville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Raisinville Township commutes less than 21 miles
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 Raisinville Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Raisinville Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #500 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,676 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). 1.7% of Raisinville Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Raisinville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Raisinville Township places 862nd of 3,370 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 860 | Kennett Square PA | 6,893 | $81K | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A− |
| 861 | Hyde Park UT | 5,786 | $113K | 1.9% | 5.0% | 4% | A− |
| 862 | Raisinville Township MI | 6,136 | $90K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| 863 | Northfield Center Township OH | 5,596 | $97K | 1.0% | 7.7% | 3% | A− |
| 864 | Siesta Key FL | 5,525 | $116K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Raisinville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 17% of Raisinville Township
The biggest share goes to Frenchtown Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raisinville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raisinville Township | – | A− | C− | 31 min | $90,000 |
| Frenchtown Township | 7% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $66,225 |
| Dundee Township | 3% | A− | B− | 29 min | $86,789 |
| Exeter Township | under 2% | B− | D | 31 min | $94,491 |
| Monroe Township | 7% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $66,909 |
| Ida Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 32 min | $108,293 |
| London Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $80,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Raisinville 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 Raisinville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Raisinville Township?
$90,000 (±$14,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raisinville Township?
3.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raisinville Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raisinville Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (11%, 7 mi), Monroe Township (7%, 6 mi), Frenchtown Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Raisinville Township walkable?
Raisinville Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Raisinville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raisinville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raisinville 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.