With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rush Township works elsewhere
Rush Township has 124 jobs; 501 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Rush Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D−). Hardly any work in Rush Township; the top destination outside it is Owosso (7%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Rush Township apart
Rush Township is a place people come home to
There are 124 jobs based in Rush Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rush Township has about 880 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rush Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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 501 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Rush Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rush Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: Rush 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, Rush Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
The daily flow of workers through Rush Township
On a workday 498 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Rush Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Getting to work from Rush Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 527 commuters (the 17% 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.
Commuting out of Rush Township: the destinations
Where Rush Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Rush Township: what the 124 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush Township, 2011 → 2021: 100 → 124. 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 Rush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Rush Township to work
About 28% 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.
Getting around Rush Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 638 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). 4.5% of Rush Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rush Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rush Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700: 3,352nd of 4,866 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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| 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 |
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| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
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| 3,350 | Winfield IA | 1,004 | $49K | 9.8% | 3.6% | 7% | C− |
| 3,351 | La Crosse-Brookdale Township KS | 1,304 | $56K | 8.2% | 0.4% | 34% | C− |
| 3,352 | Rush Township MI | 1,256 | $65K | 17.4% | 4.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,353 | McAlmont AR | 1,088 | $35K | 34.2% | 26.9% | <1% | C− |
| 3,354 | Manson WA | 1,462 | $91K | 22.6% | 5.1% | 15% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | 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 Rush Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Rush Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Owosso Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | – | C− | D− | 32 min | $65,000 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Owosso Township | 6% | C+ | D | 25 min | $56,818 |
| New Haven Township | under 2% | B− | D | 32 min | $68,250 |
| Brady Township | under 2% | C | D− | 29 min | $67,315 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rush 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 Rush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rush Township?
$65,000 (±$10,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush Township?
17.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owosso (7%, 7 mi), Owosso Township (6%, 6 mi), East Lansing (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Rush Township walkable?
Rush Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rush Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush 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.