Trunk Line Bridge No. 237 · Photo: Michael Ceresko · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Ransom Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 37 minutes on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26. Ransom Township has 4 jobs, and 325 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ransom Township; the top destination outside it is Hillsdale (8%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ransom Township
Ransom Township is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Ransom Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ransom Township has about 490 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ransom Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Ransom Township
On a workday 325 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Ransom Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Ransom Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ransom Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 15% 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 many miles Ransom Township commutes
About 35% 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.
Commuting out of Ransom Township: the destinations
Where Ransom Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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 Ransom Township: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ransom Township, 2011 → 2021: 58 → 4. 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 Ransom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Ransom Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wright Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ransom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $71,000 |
| Woodbridge Township | under 3% | D | D | 31 min | $66,786 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 26 min | $58,594 |
| Wright Township | 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $54,449 |
| Cambria Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $59,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ransom 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 Ransom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ransom Township?
$71,000 (±$15,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ransom Township?
6.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ransom Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ransom Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsdale (8%, 12 mi), Holiday City (5%, 11 mi), Ann Arbor (4%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Ransom Township without a car?
1% 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 Ransom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ransom 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.