Rome Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Rome Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. There are 139 jobs in Rome Township, and 745 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Rome Township for work; outside it, Adrian is the main destination (18%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rome Township in brief
Rome Township is a place people come home to
There are 139 jobs based in Rome Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rome Township has about 1,200 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rome Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 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; with 745 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Rome Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Rome Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Rome Township’s grade up ($83,929, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.9%) is left out: Rome 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, Rome Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
In and out of Rome Township on a workday
On a workday 722 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Rome Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 trip to work from Rome Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rome Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 667 commuters (the 13% 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.
Out of Rome Township to work: where people go
Where Rome Township clocks in
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 46% of work in Rome Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rome Township, 2011 → 2021: 104 → 139. 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 Rome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Rome Township’s workers travel
About 19% 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 of Rome Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 765 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). 2.3% of Rome Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rome Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Rome Township is 2,802nd among 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 104 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 218 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 263 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,800 | Pittsville MD | 1,659 | $74K | 14.3% | 4.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,801 | Richland Township IN | 1,803 | $73K | 10.6% | 4.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,802 | Rome Township MI | 1,780 | $84K | 11.4% | 9.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,803 | Holderness NH | 2,024 | $108K | 12.1% | 2.2% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,804 | Monroe Township OH | 1,892 | $83K | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Rome Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Rome Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | – | C+ | D | 34 min | $83,929 |
| Adrian Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $90,879 |
| Rollin Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $79,736 |
| Cambridge Township | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $77,218 |
| Dover Township | 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $73,889 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Adrian Township. Darker towns draw more of Rome 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 Rome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rome Township?
$83,929 (±$11,614) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rome Township?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rome Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rome Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Adrian (18%, 8 mi), Madison Township (4%, 8 mi), Tecumseh (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Rome Township walkable?
Rome Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rome 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 Rome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rome 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.