Photo: Corythephotographer · CC BY-SA 3.0Atlas Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
For jobs and income Atlas Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C). Employers in Atlas Township report 1,012 jobs, against 3,208 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Atlas Township
No single place dominates Atlas Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Flint, gets only 8% of working residents, and 59% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Atlas Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Atlas Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Why Atlas Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Atlas Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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, Atlas Township could be anywhere from B to A.
8% of working residents work in Flint
Where Atlas Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
How long Atlas Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlas Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,382 commuters (the 13% 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.
Atlas Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,020 residents head out to work, 188 work right here, and 824 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Atlas Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The kinds of work in Atlas Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlas Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,015 → 1,012. 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 Atlas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Atlas Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
In Atlas Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,898 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Atlas Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Atlas Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Atlas Township next to U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,200: 1,132nd of 3,012 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,130 | Northampton PA | 10,570 | $91K | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,131 | Warrenton VA | 10,213 | $83K | 9.7% | 2.0% | 18% | B+ |
| 1,132 | Atlas Township MI | 8,271 | $107K | 4.1% | 6.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,133 | Macedon NY | 9,367 | $95K | 8.1% | 4.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,134 | Mifflin Township OH | 6,116 | $74K | 7.3% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,012 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Atlas Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Atlas Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grand Blanc Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Township | – | B+ | C | 30 min | $107,008 |
| Davison Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 25 min | $65,116 |
| Grand Blanc Township | 5% | B | C+ | 26 min | $84,520 |
| Groveland Township | under 3% | A | D | 36 min | $105,959 |
| Hadley Township | under 3% | A− | D | 40 min | $110,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlas 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 Atlas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atlas Township?
$107,008 (±$11,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlas Township?
4.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlas Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlas Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flint (8%, 11 mi), Grand Blanc Township (5%, 6 mi), Auburn Hills (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Atlas Township walkable?
Atlas Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Atlas Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlas 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.