Photo: Compiled from official records and local inspection by W.H. Goss, County Surveyor. Drawn by M.K. Orton. · Public domainUnemployment in Almena Township (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Almena Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Only 2% work in Almena Township itself; outside it, Kalamazoo draws the most (16%, 12 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 Almena Township
Jobs & income in Almena Township: the grade in detail
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% 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, Almena Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A workday in Almena Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,304 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Almena Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Where Almena Township goes to work
Where Almena Township clocks in
16% 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.
In Almena Township, 45% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
240 jobs are based in Almena Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Almena Township, 2011 → 2021: 169 → 240. 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 Almena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Almena Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Almena Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,346 commuters (the 17% 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 many miles Almena Township commutes
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 Almena Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,833 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). 5.7% of Almena Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Almena Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Almena Township is 348th of 3,541 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 346 | Pittsboro IN | 4,443 | $126K | 0.4% | 4.1% | 3% | A |
| 347 | Eudora KS | 6,506 | $118K | 4.9% | 2.9% | 10% | A |
| 348 | Almena Township MI | 5,404 | $108K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 2% | A |
| 349 | Ranchettes WY | 5,949 | $121K | 2.9% | 0.5% | 2% | A |
| 350 | Riverside MD | 6,585 | $106K | 5.7% | 2.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | 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 Almena Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 13% of Almena Township
The biggest share goes to Antwerp Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Almena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almena Township | – | A | D | 26 min | $107,901 |
| Antwerp Township | 7% | B | C+ | 22 min | $80,234 |
| Oshtemo Township | 6% | C | B | 22 min | $58,020 |
| Waverly Township | under 2% | B | D− | 29 min | $84,306 |
| Pine Grove Township | under 2% | B | D | 33 min | $69,239 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Almena 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 Almena Township: questions
What is the median household income in Almena Township?
$107,901 (±$10,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Almena Township?
4.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Almena Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Almena Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (16%, 12 mi), Portage (10%, 13 mi), Antwerp Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Almena Township walkable?
Almena Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Almena Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Almena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Almena 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.