Most of Ronald Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
There are 35 jobs in Ronald Township for 748 working residents. For jobs and income Ronald Township is better than 19% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). Hardly any work in Ronald Township; the top destination outside it is Ionia (16%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ronald Township apart on work
Ronald Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Ronald Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ronald Township has about 1,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ronald Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 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 748 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Ronald Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds Ronald Township’s grade up (11.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 13% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Ronald 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, Ronald Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Who leaves Ronald Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Ronald Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Ronald Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ronald Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 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.
Where Ronald Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ronald 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.
What Ronald Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ronald Township, 2011 → 2021: 64 → 35. 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 Ronald Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Ronald Township to work
About 17% 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.
Few in Ronald Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% 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 756 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). 2.8% of Ronald Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ronald Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Ronald Township ranks: 4,301st of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 109 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 148 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 223 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,299 | Unity ME | 2,307 | $63K | 17.3% | 4.8% | 7% | C− |
| 4,300 | Sheridan Township MI | 1,911 | $60K | 10.1% | 14.5% | 2% | C− |
| 4,301 | Ronald Township MI | 1,899 | $63K | 11.9% | 2.6% | 1% | C− |
| 4,302 | Mercer WI | 1,649 | $63K | 9.5% | 0.6% | 31% | C− |
| 4,303 | Amboy IL | 2,206 | $68K | 13.3% | 8.3% | 11% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | 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 Ronald Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Ronald Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ionia Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ronald Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Township | – | C− | C− | 35 min | $63,098 |
| North Plains Township | under 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $60,724 |
| Ionia Township | 2% | C− | C− | 27 min | $60,189 |
| Bushnell Township | under 2% | C− | D | 34 min | $65,500 |
| Orleans Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 28 min | $62,978 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ronald 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 Ronald Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ronald Township?
$63,098 (±$14,453) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ronald Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ronald Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ronald Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ionia (16%, 8 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 33 mi), Wyoming (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ronald Township walkable?
Ronald Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ronald Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ronald Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ronald 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.