Somerville Barn · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 4.5 jobs in Alaiedon Township for every working resident, and 5,334 people commute in
Employers in Alaiedon Township report 5,403 jobs; 1,194 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Alaiedon Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). Only 6% work in Alaiedon Township itself; outside it, Lansing draws the most (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Alaiedon Township: the gist
Alaiedon Township fills up on a workday
Alaiedon Township has 5,403 jobs, 4.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,100 people are in town, more than double the 2,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Alaiedon Township and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Alaiedon Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Alaiedon Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Alaiedon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Alaiedon Township went from 3,556 in 2011 to 5,403 in 2021, +52%. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Alaiedon Township is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Alaiedon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,403 jobs in Alaiedon Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 41%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Alaiedon Township’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Alaiedon Township’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Alaiedon Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A workday in Alaiedon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,125 residents head out to work and 69 work right here.
About 7,100 people are in Alaiedon Township on a workday afternoon, 144% more than live here.
4.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Alaiedon Township: where workers come from
Where Alaiedon Township clocks in
22% of workers
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Alaiedon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alaiedon Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,556 → 5,403. 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 Alaiedon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Alaiedon Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alaiedon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,116 commuters (the 19% 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 distance from Alaiedon Township to work
About 21% 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.
Driving is how Alaiedon Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,377 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 1.7% of Alaiedon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Alaiedon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Alaiedon Township is 1,390th of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | 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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| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,388 | Kingsbury NV | 2,209 | $96K | 1.1% | 4.5% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,389 | Bethlehem WV | 2,520 | $83K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,390 | Alaiedon Township MI | 2,933 | $94K | 7.4% | 5.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,391 | Congress Township OH | 3,006 | $85K | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,392 | Newbold WI | 2,869 | $76K | 5.0% | 0.2% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Alaiedon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
14% of Alaiedon Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Mason (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alaiedon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaiedon Township | – | B+ | B− | 21 min | $94,042 |
| Mason | 5% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,117 |
| Vevay Township | under 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $110,000 |
| Wheatfield Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $116,500 |
| Delhi Township | 4% | B | B+ | 22 min | $90,437 |
| Meridian Township | 5% | A | A | 21 min | $86,909 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alaiedon 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 Alaiedon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alaiedon Township?
$94,042 (±$11,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alaiedon Township?
7.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alaiedon Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alaiedon Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (22%, 9 mi), East Lansing (8%, 8 mi), Mason (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Alaiedon Township walkable?
Alaiedon Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Alaiedon Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alaiedon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alaiedon 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.