Most of Rose Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Rose Township grades D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 156 jobs in Rose Township; 363 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rose Township in brief
A big share show a job far from home
47% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Rose Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rose Township fell from 392 in 2011 to 156 in 2021, −60%. 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 ↓
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 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Rose Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Rose Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Rose Township’s grade up (16.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.8%) is left out: Rose 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rose Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Miles to work from Rose Township
About 47% 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.
38% of the jobs in Rose Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rose Township, 2011 → 2021: 392 → 156. 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 Rose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Rose Township on a workday
On a workday 340 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Rose Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
8% of working residents work in West Branch
Where Rose 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.
How long Rose Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rose Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 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.
Getting around Rose Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rose Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 268 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). 3.3% of Rose Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rose Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Rose Township comes 4,305th 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,303 | Washington Township IN | 1,017 | $54K | 19.7% | 7.6% | 3% | D |
| 4,304 | Marion Township MI | 1,547 | $53K | 16.2% | 5.5% | 13% | D |
| 4,305 | Rose Township MI | 1,257 | $55K | 16.1% | 6.8% | 6% | D |
| 4,306 | Drywood Township MO | 1,240 | $56K | 18.1% | 2.9% | 4% | D |
| 4,307 | Olive Township OH | 1,650 | $51K | 15.4% | 14.7% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Rose Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
10% of Rose Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Rose City (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Township | – | D | C− | 27 min | $55,491 |
| Goodar Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Foster Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rose City | 8% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mentor Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 20 min | $42,500 |
| Cumming Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Klacking Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodar Township, Foster Township, Rose City, Cumming Township and Klacking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rose 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 Rose Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rose Township?
$55,491 (±$10,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rose Township?
16.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rose Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rose Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Branch (8%, 15 mi), Rose City (8%, 3 mi), West Branch Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Rose Township walkable?
Rose Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rose 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 Rose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rose 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.