Most of Allis Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. There are 141 jobs in Allis Township, and 343 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Allis Township; the top destination outside it is Onaway (15%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Allis Township: the figures worth knowing
Allis Township and Onaway trade workers both ways
Onaway is the top workplace for Allis Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Allis Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Allis Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 343 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Allis Township’s working residents head each day
Where Allis Township clocks in
15% of workers
3% 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.
Getting to work from Allis Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allis Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 14% 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.
In and out of Allis Township on a workday
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Allis Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
A place that makes things: 38% of Allis Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allis Township, 2011 → 2021: 75 → 141. 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 Allis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Allis Township works
About 29% 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.
21% of Allis Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allis Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $71,583 |
| Case Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Onaway | 15% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| North Allis Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Forest Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Montmorency Township | under 3% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,614 |
Same-state neighbors only. Case Township, Onaway and North Allis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Forest Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Onaway. Darker towns draw more of Allis 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 Allis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allis Township?
$71,583 (±$10,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allis Township?
10.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allis Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allis Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Onaway (15%, 7 mi), Tuscarora Township (4%, 24 mi), Petoskey (3%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Allis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allis 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.