With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sims Township works elsewhere
Employers in Sims Township report 58 jobs, and 314 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sims Township
Sims Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Sims Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sims Township has about 730 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sims Township and Au Gres trade workers both ways
Au Gres is the top workplace for Sims Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Sims Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
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 314 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Sims Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Sims 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.
17% of working residents work in Au Gres
Where Sims Township clocks in
4% 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.
The commute from Sims Township, by distance
About 32% 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.
What Sims Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sims Township, 2011 → 2021: 159 → 58. 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 Sims Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sims Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sims Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 272 commuters (the 19% 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.
Work next door: 17% of Sims Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sims Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $59,583 |
| Au Gres | 17% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Whitney Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Au Gres Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Caseville Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 24 min | $58,594 |
Same-state neighbors only. Au Gres: not graded. Whitney Township and Au Gres Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Au Gres. Darker towns draw more of Sims 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 Sims Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sims Township?
$59,583 (±$5,625) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sims Township?
9.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sims Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sims Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Gres (17%, 6 mi), Standish (9%, 20 mi), Bay City (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Sims 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 Sims Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sims 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.