Household incomes in Wright Township are higher than in 65% of U.S. towns
11.4% of residents are in poverty; Michigan has 13.2%. The two grades for Wright Township are B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 5% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Wright Township, in brief
Wright Township trades workers with the towns around it
Wright Township has about as many jobs (1,559) as working residents (1,466), but they are mostly different people: 1,368 residents leave for work each day while 1,461 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Wright Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Wright Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Wright Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wright Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Wright Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Wright Township went from 1,004 in 2011 to 1,559 in 2021, +55%. The jobs ↓
Wright Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Wright Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Wright Township come from (10% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Wright Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wright Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #290 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Wright Township’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
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, Wright Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How a workday changes Wright Township
On a workday 1,368 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 1,461 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Wright Township
1,559 jobs are based in Wright Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wright Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,004 → 1,559. 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 Wright Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
17% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Wright Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Wright Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wright Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,386 commuters (the 5% 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 commute from Wright Township, by distance
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.
In Wright Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wright Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #489 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,454 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). 0.6% of Wright Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wright Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wright Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300: 1,573rd of 4,698 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 139 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 155 | Lima Township MI | 4,215 | $119K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,571 | Greencastle PA | 4,222 | $77K | 6.9% | 3.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,572 | Chester CT | 3,726 | $109K | 11.8% | 4.8% | 11% | B |
| 1,573 | Wright Township MI | 3,185 | $87K | 11.4% | 4.3% | 7% | B |
| 1,574 | Hanover Township PA | 2,382 | $82K | 8.3% | 3.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,575 | Sisters OR | 2,934 | $95K | 7.7% | 2.6% | 27% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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 Wright Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Wright Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Alpine Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wright Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Township | – | B | C− | 22 min | $87,344 |
| Alpine Township | 3% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $67,807 |
| Tallmadge Township | under 4% | A− | C− | 23 min | $100,721 |
| Chester Township | under 4% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $79,875 |
| Polkton Township | under 4% | A | D− | 24 min | $112,708 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wright 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 Wright Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wright Township?
$87,344 (±$10,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wright Township?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wright Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wright Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (17%, 13 mi), Walker (7%, 7 mi), Wyoming (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wright Township walkable?
Wright Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wright 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 Wright Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wright 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.