Most of Rolland Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. 125 jobs are based in Rolland Township, and 533 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Rolland Township D; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rolland Township
Fewer jobs are based in Rolland Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rolland Township fell from 637 in 2011 to 125 in 2021, −80%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Rolland Township is a place people come home to
There are 125 jobs based in Rolland Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rolland Township has about 1,000 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Rolland Township works from home
24% of Rolland Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. 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; with 533 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Rolland Township
On income, poverty and job access, Rolland Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rolland Township’s grade.
Unemployment (7.0%) is left out: Rolland Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Rolland Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Jobs in Rolland Township: what the 125 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rolland Township, 2011 → 2021: 637 → 125. 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 Rolland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Rolland Township on a workday
On a workday 525 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Rolland 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.
About 27 minutes each way for Rolland Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rolland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 commuters (the 24% 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.
18% of working residents work in Mount Pleasant
Where Rolland Township clocks in
18% 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.
Where in the region Rolland Township works
About 25% 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.
Most trips from Rolland Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rolland Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 428 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). 12.8% of Rolland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rolland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rolland Township is 5,233rd of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,231 | Johnsonville SC | 1,348 | $45K | 20.9% | 9.1% | 12% | D |
| 5,232 | Ramsey Township IL | 1,609 | $55K | 18.0% | 1.8% | 3% | D |
| 5,233 | Rolland Township MI | 1,442 | $55K | 20.6% | 7.0% | 2% | D |
| 5,234 | Sherman Township MI | 1,026 | $49K | 13.8% | 0.3% | 2% | D |
| 5,235 | Scenic AZ | 1,379 | $29K | 12.5% | 10.4% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Rolland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 10% of Rolland Township
The biggest share goes to Fremont Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rolland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Township | – | D | B− | 27 min | $55,000 |
| Home Township | 2% | D | B+ | 21 min | $56,037 |
| Fremont Township | 4% | C | C− | 26 min | $74,911 |
| Millbrook Township | under 2% | D | C− | 31 min | $70,655 |
| Broomfield Township | 4% | C− | D | 23 min | $65,048 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rolland 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 Rolland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rolland Township?
$55,000 (±$14,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rolland Township?
20.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rolland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rolland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (18%, 14 mi), Union Township (8%, 11 mi), Alma (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Rolland Township walkable?
Rolland Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rolland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rolland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rolland 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.