Households in Almer Township earn less than those in 70% of U.S. towns
6% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. The poverty rate is 10.5%, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Almer Township grades C− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Almer Township
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Almer Township
On income, poverty and job access, Almer Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Almer Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (9.4%) is left out: Almer Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Almer Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Almer Township
728 jobs are based in Almer Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Almer Township, 2011 → 2021: 458 → 728. 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 Almer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Almer Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 630 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 692 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The places Almer Township commutes to
Where Almer Township clocks in
14% 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.
The trip to work from Almer Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Almer Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 759 commuters (the 6% 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.
Almer Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Getting around Almer Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Almer Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 806 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). 5.1% of Almer Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Almer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Almer Township is 3,968th among 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,966 | Catawissa PA | 1,539 | $52K | 16.4% | 6.2% | 1% | C− |
| 3,967 | Oak Grove Township IN | 1,597 | $55K | 12.0% | 4.6% | 2% | C− |
| 3,968 | Almer Township MI | 1,989 | $62K | 10.5% | 9.4% | 5% | C− |
| 3,969 | Clark Township MI | 1,996 | $71K | 10.9% | 7.2% | 33% | C− |
| 3,970 | Canoe Township PA | 1,407 | $68K | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Almer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Almer Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Almer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almer Township | – | C− | C | 26 min | $62,188 |
| Caro | 14% | D− | A | 19 min | $41,595 |
| Ellington Township | 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $82,250 |
| Indianfields Township | 3% | D | C− | 29 min | $57,250 |
| Fairgrove Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $50,625 |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 26 min | $84,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Caro. Darker towns draw more of Almer 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 Almer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Almer Township?
$62,188 (±$13,687) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Almer Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Almer Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Almer Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (14%, 4 mi), Elkland Township (6%, 13 mi), Saginaw (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Almer Township walkable?
Almer Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Almer Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Almer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Almer 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.