Carmel Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns. 149 jobs are based in Carmel Township; 1,119 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Carmel Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Carmel Township apart on work
Carmel Township is a place people come home to
There are 149 jobs based in Carmel Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carmel Township has about 1,900 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Carmel Township and Charlotte trade workers both ways
Charlotte is the top workplace for Carmel Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Carmel Township come from (11% of its jobs). 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.
What’s behind Carmel Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Carmel Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #213 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($95,083, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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, Carmel Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily commute in and out of Carmel Township
On a workday 1,113 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Carmel Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
19% of working residents work in Charlotte
Where Carmel Township clocks in
19% of workers
17% 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, not services: 47% of the jobs in Carmel Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carmel Township, 2011 → 2021: 75 → 149. 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 Carmel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Carmel Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carmel Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,235 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.
Where in the region Carmel Township works
About 18% 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.
Driving is how Carmel Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carmel Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #691 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Carmel 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 1,427 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). 4.0% of Carmel Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carmel Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Carmel Township is 1,140th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 222 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,138 | Mountain View CA | 2,418 | $94K | 11.0% | 3.9% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,139 | Seneca Township IL | 2,862 | $134K | 4.6% | 7.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,140 | Carmel Township MI | 2,851 | $95K | 6.7% | 3.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,141 | Taylor Township PA | 2,255 | $79K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,142 | West Pottsgrove Township PA | 3,798 | $81K | 8.4% | 3.5% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Carmel Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 19% of Carmel Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carmel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Township | – | B+ | D− | 22 min | $95,083 |
| Charlotte | 19% | B− | A− | 19 min | $62,681 |
| Eaton Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $97,398 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 27 min | $74,342 |
| Walton Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 29 min | $89,167 |
| Kalamo Township | under 2% | B | D− | 38 min | $86,905 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Charlotte. Darker towns draw more of Carmel 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 Carmel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carmel Township?
$95,083 (±$10,174) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carmel Township?
6.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carmel Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carmel Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (19%, 4 mi), Lansing (17%, 21 mi), Delta Township (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Carmel Township walkable?
Carmel Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carmel Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carmel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carmel 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.