Robinson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Jobs and income earn Robinson Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C. There are 659 jobs in Robinson Township; 3,253 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Robinson Township, in brief
Robinson Township makes and builds things
69% of the jobs based in Robinson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Robinson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Robinson Township is a place people come home to
There are 659 jobs based in Robinson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Robinson Township has about 3,900 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Robinson Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Robinson Township went from 485 in 2011 to 659 in 2021, +36%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Robinson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robinson Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #257 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Robinson Township’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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 two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robinson Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Goods, not services: 69% of the jobs in Robinson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robinson Township, 2011 → 2021: 485 → 659. 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 Robinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Robinson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,104 residents head out to work, 149 work right here, and 510 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Robinson 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.
9% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Robinson Township clocks in
8% 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.
The trip to work from Robinson Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robinson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,558 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.
The commute from Robinson Township, by distance
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.
Most of Robinson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robinson Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #428 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,767 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Robinson Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Robinson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Robinson Township ranks: 1,260th of 3,306 U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 107 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,258 | Ranlo NC | 4,848 | $78K | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,259 | Shirley MA | 7,189 | $122K | 9.9% | 5.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,260 | Robinson Township MI | 6,475 | $99K | 4.2% | 6.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,261 | Girard Township PA | 4,780 | $95K | 5.4% | 3.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,262 | Valparaiso FL | 4,896 | $90K | 3.4% | 4.4% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Robinson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 11% of Robinson Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Grand Haven Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Township | – | B+ | C | 22 min | $98,947 |
| Crockery Township | under 4% | A | D− | 23 min | $89,700 |
| Grand Haven Township | 5% | A | C | 21 min | $99,592 |
| Allendale Township | 3% | A− | A | 22 min | $81,683 |
| Olive Township | 3% | A | D | 19 min | $80,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robinson 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 Robinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robinson Township?
$98,947 (±$9,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robinson Township?
4.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robinson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robinson Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (9%, 22 mi), Grand Haven (8%, 8 mi), Holland Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Robinson Township walkable?
Robinson Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robinson Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robinson 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.