With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sumner Township works elsewhere
94 jobs are based in Sumner Township; 709 of its residents have a job. Sumner Township grades D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Sumner Township is behind 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sumner Township: the gist
Sumner Township is a place people come home to
There are 94 jobs based in Sumner Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sumner Township has about 1,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sumner Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 709 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Sumner Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Sumner Township is better than 9% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Sumner Township’s grade.
Unemployment (6.8%) is left out: Sumner 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, Sumner Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Sumner Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 692 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Sumner Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Time on the road from Sumner Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sumner Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 749 commuters (the 7% 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.
16% of working residents work in Alma
Where Sumner Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
In Sumner Township, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sumner Township, 2011 → 2021: 47 → 94. 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 Sumner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sumner Township
About 18% 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 trips from Sumner Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sumner Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sumner Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 806 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). 1.7% of Sumner Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sumner Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Sumner Township is 4,794th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 212 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,792 | Fairchance PA | 1,787 | $40K | 23.2% | 5.6% | 1% | D |
| 4,793 | Reynoldsville PA | 2,473 | $53K | 19.8% | 8.0% | 12% | D |
| 4,794 | Sumner Township MI | 1,850 | $57K | 16.6% | 6.8% | 2% | D |
| 4,795 | Williamstown NY | 1,356 | $62K | 16.7% | 4.6% | 3% | D |
| 4,796 | LeChee AZ | 1,307 | $62K | 15.1% | 3.3% | 0% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Sumner Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Sumner Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Seville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sumner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Township | – | D | D− | 29 min | $57,245 |
| Ferris Township | under 3% | D | D | 37 min | $58,929 |
| Arcada Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 22 min | $88,523 |
| Seville Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 23 min | $76,020 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sumner 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 Sumner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sumner Township?
$57,245 (±$5,263) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sumner Township?
16.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sumner Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sumner Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alma (16%, 8 mi), Mount Pleasant (6%, 18 mi), Ithaca (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Sumner Township walkable?
Sumner Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sumner 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 Sumner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sumner 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.