Most of Advance commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26. There are 22 jobs in Advance, and 118 of its residents work somewhere. Below the poverty line: 3.4% of residents (Michigan 13.2%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Advance, and who commutes in
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Advance on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
14% of working residents work in Boyne City
Where Advance clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 64% of Advance’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Advance, 2011 → 2021: 20 → 22. 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 Advance’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Advance: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Advance workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 8% 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 many miles Advance commutes
About 22% 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 is work for 14% of Advance
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Advance workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance | – | — | — | 18 min | $110,417 |
| Wilson Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 22 min | $94,844 |
| Boyne City | 14% | C | B+ | 15 min | $64,855 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Boyne City. Darker towns draw more of Advance’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 Advance: questions
What is the median household income in Advance?
$110,417 (±$34,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Advance?
3.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Advance?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Advance work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boyne City (14%, 4 mi), Charlevoix (12%, 10 mi), Petoskey (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Advance 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 Advance, from the people who make the trip.
More of Advance
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.