Photo: Phoenix-Five · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Almira Township (1.1%) than in 94% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Almira Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Almira Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 3.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Almira Township apart
Almira Township is a place people come home to
There are 200 jobs based in Almira Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Almira Township has about 2,600 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Almira Township works in Traverse City
495 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Traverse City, 14 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Almira Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
The figures behind Almira Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Almira Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #173 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Almira Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Almira Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who commutes out of Almira Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,512 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Almira Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
32% of working residents work in Traverse City
Where Almira Township clocks in
32% of workers
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Almira Township
200 jobs are based in Almira Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Almira Township, 2011 → 2021: 102 → 200. 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 Almira Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Almira Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Almira Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,705 commuters (the 10% 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 Almira Township
About 22% 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.
Most of Almira Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Almira Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #556 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Almira 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 1,902 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). 2.0% of Almira Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Almira Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Almira Township is 933rd of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
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| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 120 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 931 | Penn Township PA | 3,179 | $59K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 7% | A− |
| 932 | Harmony Township PA | 3,071 | $71K | 5.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 933 | Almira Township MI | 3,989 | $90K | 3.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A− |
| 934 | Green Township NJ | 3,715 | $142K | 4.3% | 5.3% | 4% | A− |
| 935 | Montara CA | 2,917 | $234K | 3.4% | 9.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 Almira Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Almira Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Almira Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almira Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $90,278 |
| Inland Township | under 2% | B | C | 27 min | $80,759 |
| Platte Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Long Lake Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $96,220 |
| Kasson Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $85,417 |
| Homestead Township | under 2% | C | B | 31 min | $62,061 |
Same-state neighbors only. Platte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Almira 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 Almira Township: questions
What is the median household income in Almira Township?
$90,278 (±$11,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Almira Township?
3.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Almira Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Almira Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (32%, 14 mi), Garfield Township (13%, 12 mi), Green Lake Township (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Almira Township walkable?
Almira Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Almira Township without a car?
0% 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 Almira Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Almira 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.