Most of Sage Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Sage Township report 114 jobs, and 764 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Sage Township are D for jobs and income and D for walkability. 1% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sage Township
Fewer jobs are based in Sage Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Sage Township fell from 419 in 2011 to 114 in 2021, −73%. 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 ↓
Sage Township is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Sage Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sage Township has about 1,900 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sage Township and Gladwin trade workers both ways
Gladwin is the top workplace for Sage Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Sage Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 764 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Sage Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Sage Township is better than 8% of U.S. towns, #678 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Sage Township’s grade up (15.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (8.7%) is left out: Sage 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, Sage Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
What Sage Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sage Township, 2011 → 2021: 419 → 114. 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 Sage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sage Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 757 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Sage Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
21% of working residents work in Gladwin
Where Sage Township clocks in
8% 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.
Sage Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sage Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 874 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Sage Township
About 33% 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 Sage Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sage Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #636 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 884 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). 8.8% of Sage Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sage Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sage Township ranks: 4,351st of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 129 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 216 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
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| 4,349 | Merriam Woods MO | 2,084 | $52K | 25.2% | 10.8% | <1% | D |
| 4,350 | Santa Rosa TX | 2,355 | $37K | 39.4% | 15.1% | 3% | D |
| 4,351 | Sage Township MI | 2,502 | $57K | 15.1% | 8.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,352 | Experiment GA | 3,387 | $33K | 33.7% | 12.4% | 1% | D |
| 4,353 | Dunnellon FL | 2,056 | $41K | 18.5% | 6.5% | 8% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Sage Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 26% of Sage Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gladwin (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Township | – | D | D | 25 min | $57,424 |
| Grout Township | 2% | D | C+ | 29 min | $74,688 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | D− | D | 29 min | $45,096 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $49,181 |
| Gladwin Township | 3% | D | B− | 29 min | $58,906 |
| Gladwin | 21% | D− | B | 20 min | $43,005 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sage 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 Sage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sage Township?
$57,424 (±$9,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sage Township?
15.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sage Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sage Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gladwin (21%, 5 mi), Midland (8%, 32 mi), Beaverton (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Sage Township walkable?
Sage Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sage Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sage 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.