Most of Secord Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Secord Township report 17 jobs, against 317 working residents. For jobs and income Secord Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any work in Secord Township; the top destination outside it is Midland (8%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Secord Township
Secord Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Secord Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Secord Township has about 770 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Secord Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Secord Township is Midland, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (24) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Secord Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 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 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Secord Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Secord Township’s grade up ($70,125, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (14.9%) is left out: Secord 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, Secord Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
In and out of Secord Township on a workday
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Secord Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far Secord Township’s workers travel
About 37% 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.
Secord Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Secord Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 246 commuters (the 12% 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.
The towns that employ Secord Township’s residents
Where Secord 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.
Goods jobs make up 29% of work in Secord Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Secord Township, 2011 → 2021: 35 → 17. 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 Secord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Secord Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 280 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). 1.9% of Secord Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Secord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Secord Township is 2,516th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,400
| # | 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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| 72 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 172 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,514 | Ardmore TN | 1,244 | $47K | 21.6% | 6.2% | 6% | D |
| 2,515 | East Oakland Township IL | 1,205 | $52K | 14.6% | 7.5% | 2% | D |
| 2,516 | Secord Township MI | 1,074 | $70K | 18.7% | 14.9% | 1% | D |
| 2,517 | Middleburgh NY | 1,153 | $47K | 11.6% | 3.5% | 12% | D |
| 2,518 | Funny River AK | 1,081 | $68K | 16.7% | 0.0% | — | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Secord Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Secord Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Secord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secord Township | – | D | D | 36 min | $70,125 |
| Clement Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Grim Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Hay Township | under 2% | D | D | 39 min | $64,432 |
| Gladwin Township | under 2% | D | B− | 29 min | $58,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clement Township and Grim Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Secord 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 Secord Township: questions
What is the median household income in Secord Township?
$70,125 (±$10,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Secord Township?
18.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Secord Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Secord Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (8%, 30 mi), Gladwin (4%, 9 mi), West Branch (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Secord Township walkable?
Secord Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Secord 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 Secord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Secord 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.