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Jobs & commute in Adams Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Adams Township works elsewhere

There are 37 jobs in Adams Township, and 195 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Adams Township for work; outside it, Standish is the main destination (13%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, 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

37 jobs based here
Household income
$58K
median · Michigan $73K
Poverty
8.8%
Michigan 13.2%
Unemployment
8.8%
Michigan 5.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
24 min
Michigan 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 195 working residents
Work from home
7%
Michigan 14% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How a workday changes Adams Township

On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.

193live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night550
Workday390
550live here− 190head out to work+ 35come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Adams Township: the destinations

WhittemoreOmerWest Branch: 8 residents work here (4%)Standish: 26 residents work here (13%)GladwinFrankenmuth: 5 residents work here (3%)AlpenaBay City: 8 residents work here (4%)Saginaw: 7 residents work here (4%)Moffatt Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Clayton Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Deep River Township: 8 residents work here (4%)Saginaw Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Bangor Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Gibson TownshipGrim TownshipAdams TownshipStandishWest BranchBay CityDeep River TownshipSaginawMoffatt TownshipAdams Township
1
Standish8.1 mi away
13%26
2
West Branch17.5 mi away
4%8
3
Bay City32.8 mi away
4%8
4
Deep River Township5.8 mi away
4%8
5
Saginaw43.6 mi away
4%7
6
Moffatt Township5.6 mi away
4%7
7
Clayton Township7.7 mi away
3%6
8
Frankenmuth52 mi away
3%5
9
Saginaw Township40.9 mi away
3%5
10
Bangor Township28.7 mi away
3%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%110
The top trips

Where Adams Township clocks in

13%Standish
13% of workers
8.1 mi awayStandish26 Adams Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4%West Branch
4% of workers
17.5 mi awayWest Branch8 Adams Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
32.8 mi awayBay City8 Adams Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

81% of the jobs in Adams Township make or build things

Jobs based in Adams TownshipJobs Adams Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms81%22%
Trade, transport & utilities11%19%
Services: health, schools, offices8%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month46%33%
Over $3,333 a month43%49%

Who does it

29 or younger32%25%
30 to 5449%44%
55 and older19%31%
+12%

Jobs based in Adams Township, 2011 → 2021: 33 → 37. 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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Adams Township: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
184 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Adams Township24 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Adams Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
11%Carpool
1%Transit

Share of the 171 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Adams Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miStandish: 13% · 8.1 miWest Branch: 4% · 17.5 miBay City: 4% · 32.8 miDeep River Township: 4% · 5.8 miSaginaw: 4% · 43.6 miMoffatt Township: 4% · 5.6 miClayton Township: 3% · 7.7 miFrankenmuth: 3% · 52 miSaginaw Township: 3% · 40.9 miBangor Township: 3% · 28.7 miStandish 13%West Branch 4%Bay City 4%Deep River Township 4%Saginaw 4%Adams Township
Adams TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi51 residents
17%10–24 mi34 residents
27%25–50 mi53 residents
29%Over 50 mi57 residents

About 29% 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.

Next door

Next door to Adams Township

The biggest share goes to Deep River Township (4%).

Deep River Township: 4% of workers work hereMoffatt Township: 4% of workers work hereGibson Township: few work hereGrim Township: few work hereDeep River TownshipMoffatt TownshipGibson TownshipGrim TownshipAdams Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Adams Township24 min
Moffatt Township25 min
Deep River Township26 min
Gibson Township35 min
Grim Township39 min
Deep River Township4% of Adams Township works hereMoffatt Township4% of Adams Township works hereGibson Townshipunder 3% of Adams TownshipGrim Townshipunder 3% of Adams Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownAdams Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Adams Township–——24 min$58,036
Deep River Township4%C−C+26 min$58,598
Moffatt Township4%CC+25 min$70,357
Gibson Townshipunder 3%CD−35 min$61,691
Grim Townshipunder 3%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Grim Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Adams Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Adams Township: questions

What is the median household income in Adams Township?

$58,036 (±$8,113) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?

8.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Adams Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Adams Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Standish (13%, 8 mi), West Branch (4%, 18 mi), Bay City (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Adams Township without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Adams Township

Adams Township home →
$541median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Adams Township
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HandbookGetting around Adams TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MIShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.