Patrick and Sarah Dobbins Shields House · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Alamo Township (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Alamo Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% work in Alamo Township; the top destination outside it is Kalamazoo (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alamo Township at work: what stands out
Alamo Township makes and builds things
54% of the jobs based in Alamo Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Alamo Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Alamo Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Alamo Township went from 594 in 2011 to 833 in 2021, +40%. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Alamo Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Alamo Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #89 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Alamo Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In Alamo Township, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
833 jobs are based in Alamo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alamo Township, 2011 → 2021: 594 → 833. 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 Alamo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Alamo Township
On a workday 1,540 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 745 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Alamo Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.51 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Alamo Township to work: where people go
Where Alamo Township clocks in
22% 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.
The trip to work from Alamo Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alamo Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,737 commuters (the 13% 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 it is to work from Alamo Township
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.
Alamo Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Alamo Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #605 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Alamo Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,003 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). 1.8% of Alamo Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Alamo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Alamo Township is 520th among 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 518 | DeWitt MI | 4,795 | $110K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| 519 | Pine Island MN | 3,911 | $104K | 4.0% | 1.7% | 8% | A |
| 520 | Alamo Township MI | 3,826 | $87K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 5% | A |
| 521 | Greenwich Township NJ | 5,026 | $92K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 7% | A |
| 522 | Simpsonville KY | 3,183 | $91K | 6.8% | 1.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Alamo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Alamo Township
The biggest share goes to Oshtemo Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alamo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Township | – | A | D | 22 min | $87,113 |
| Oshtemo Township | 6% | C | B | 22 min | $58,020 |
| Cooper Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $82,864 |
| Pine Grove Township | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $69,239 |
| Otsego Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $74,145 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alamo 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 Alamo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alamo Township?
$87,113 (±$13,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alamo Township?
3.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alamo Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alamo Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (22%, 9 mi), Portage (8%, 14 mi), Oshtemo Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Alamo Township walkable?
Alamo Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Alamo Township without a car?
<1% 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 Alamo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alamo 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.