Most of Victor Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Victor Township has 202 jobs, and 1,496 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Victor Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Victor Township: the figures worth knowing
Victor Township is a place people come home to
There are 202 jobs based in Victor Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Victor Township has about 2,200 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Victor 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.
Income, poverty and work: Victor Township’s grade explained
Household income holds Victor Township’s grade up ($106,343, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Victor Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How a workday changes Victor Township
On a workday 1,458 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Victor Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Victor Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,594 commuters (the 9% 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.
22% of working residents work in Lansing
Where Victor Township clocks in
22% of workers
10% 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.
Victor Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Victor Township, 2011 → 2021: 142 → 202. 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 Victor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Victor Township goes to work
About 20% 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 Victor Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,757 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Victor Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Victor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Victor Township is 1,548th among 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,546 | Red Hill PA | 2,508 | $65K | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,547 | Van Buren Township IN | 2,785 | $91K | 9.3% | 0.0% | 24% | B |
| 1,548 | Victor Township MI | 3,493 | $106K | 7.4% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,549 | Woodward Township PA | 2,480 | $86K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,550 | Shawneeland VA | 2,754 | $95K | 10.2% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Victor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Victor Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Victor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Township | – | B | D− | 29 min | $106,343 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,541 |
| Ovid Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 32 min | $105,588 |
| Olive Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $101,500 |
| Sciota Township | under 2% | B | C− | 29 min | $83,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Victor 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 Victor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Victor Township?
$106,343 (±$14,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Victor Township?
7.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Victor Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Victor Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (22%, 14 mi), East Lansing (10%, 10 mi), Delta Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Victor Township walkable?
Victor Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Victor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Victor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Victor 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.