Most of Alcona Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers (Michigan 14%). 79 jobs are based in Alcona Township; 261 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Alcona Township for work; outside it, Alpena is the main destination (14%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Alcona Township: the figures worth knowing
Alcona Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 176 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 41 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
45% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Alcona Township is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in Alcona Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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; with 261 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 47 minutes to work from Alcona Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alcona Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 21% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Alcona Township
About 45% 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.
Alcona Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Alcona Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where Alcona Township’s working residents head each day
Where Alcona Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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 services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alcona Township, 2011 → 2021: 75 → 79. 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 Alcona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Alcona Township
The biggest share goes to Caledonia Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alcona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $72,500 |
| Caledonia Township | 2% | C− | D | 41 min | $71,513 |
| Hawes Township | under 2% | C− | C | 27 min | $67,500 |
| Haynes Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sanborn Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 31 min | $61,827 |
| Mitchell Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Haynes Township and Mitchell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alcona 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 Alcona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alcona Township?
$72,500 (±$8,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alcona Township?
5.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alcona Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alcona Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (14%, 18 mi), Alpena Township (11%, 20 mi), Gustin Township (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Alcona 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 Alcona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alcona 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.