Akron Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Akron Township are C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Employers in Akron Township report 153 jobs, against 548 working residents. Only 4% stay in Akron Township for work; outside it, Sebewaing Township is the main destination (9%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Akron Township
Where Akron Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Akron Township is better than 27% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Akron Township’s grade up (10.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Akron 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Akron Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Akron Township
On a workday 527 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Akron Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Akron Township to work: where people go
Where Akron Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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: 34% of Akron Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Akron Township, 2011 → 2021: 110 → 153. 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 Akron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Akron Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Akron Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 527 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.
Akron Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Akron Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Akron Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 571 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). 3.4% of Akron Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Akron Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Akron Township is 3,287th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,285 | Stevenson WA | 1,596 | $77K | 11.9% | 5.0% | 22% | C |
| 3,286 | Torch Lake Township MI | 1,270 | $89K | 14.9% | 0.3% | 2% | C |
| 3,287 | Akron Township MI | 1,350 | $69K | 10.1% | 2.4% | 4% | C |
| 3,288 | Wheeling Township OH | 1,541 | $54K | 8.1% | 5.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,289 | Forest Lake Township PA | 1,110 | $69K | 11.7% | 6.3% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Akron Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Akron Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Akron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Township | – | C | C− | 23 min | $69,318 |
| Wisner Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $84,219 |
| Fairgrove Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 29 min | $50,625 |
| Sebewaing Township | 9% | C− | A− | 20 min | $53,849 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wisner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sebewaing Township. Darker towns draw more of Akron 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 Akron Township: questions
What is the median household income in Akron Township?
$69,318 (±$11,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Akron Township?
10.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Akron Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Akron Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sebewaing Township (9%, 8 mi), Caro (8%, 12 mi), Bay City (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Akron Township walkable?
Akron Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Akron Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Akron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Akron 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.