With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Reynolds Township works elsewhere
Employers in Reynolds Township report 636 jobs, and 2,254 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Reynolds Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (C). Only 5% work in Reynolds Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (15%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Reynolds Township apart on work
Reynolds 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. Time on the road ↓
Reynolds Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Reynolds Township is Grand Rapids, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (341) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Reynolds Township is a place people come home to
There are 636 jobs based in Reynolds Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reynolds Township has about 4,100 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.
The figures behind Reynolds Township’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Reynolds Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate.
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, Reynolds Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Commuting from Reynolds Township: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reynolds Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,854 commuters (the 7% 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 in the region Reynolds Township works
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.
A workday in Reynolds Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,135 residents head out to work, 119 work right here, and 517 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Reynolds Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 places Reynolds Township commutes to
Where Reynolds 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.
The kinds of work in Reynolds Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reynolds Township, 2011 → 2021: 715 → 636. 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 Reynolds Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Reynolds Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,081 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). 3.5% of Reynolds Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Reynolds Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Reynolds Township next to U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700: 1,783rd of 3,476 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,781 | Welcome SC | 6,527 | $66K | 8.9% | 5.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,782 | North Brookfield MA | 4,793 | $79K | 12.9% | 3.2% | 10% | B− |
| 1,783 | Reynolds Township MI | 5,687 | $73K | 9.2% | 3.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,784 | Green Township OH | 5,163 | $94K | 13.8% | 2.9% | 18% | B− |
| 1,785 | Pleasant Run OH | 5,629 | $80K | 10.5% | 6.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Reynolds Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Reynolds Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reynolds Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Township | – | B− | C | 37 min | $72,857 |
| Winfield Township | under 3% | B | C | 31 min | $74,189 |
| Pierson Township | under 3% | A− | D | 39 min | $86,450 |
| Croton Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 38 min | $76,765 |
| Aetna Township | under 3% | D | B− | 39 min | $62,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reynolds 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 Reynolds Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reynolds Township?
$72,857 (±$14,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reynolds Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reynolds Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reynolds Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (15%, 32 mi), Wyoming (4%, 38 mi), Walker (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Reynolds Township walkable?
Reynolds Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reynolds Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reynolds Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reynolds 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.