Most of Carp Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Carp Lake Township run about the Michigan average. 38 jobs are based in Carp Lake Township, against 242 working residents. Only 1% work in Carp Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Petoskey (12%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Carp Lake Township
Carp Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Carp Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carp Lake Township has about 540 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Carp Lake Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Carp Lake Township is Petoskey, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (30) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 242 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Carp Lake Township by day and by night
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Carp Lake 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Carp Lake Township
About 30% 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.
The towns that employ Carp Lake Township’s residents
Where Carp Lake Township clocks in
12% 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.
What Carp Lake Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carp Lake Township, 2011 → 2021: 15 → 38. 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 Carp Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Carp Lake Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carp Lake Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 202 commuters (the 12% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Carp Lake Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Wawatam Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carp Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carp Lake Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $45,833 |
| Wawatam Township | 9% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Bliss Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| McKinley Township | 4% | D | C | 25 min | $54,417 |
| Hebron Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wawatam Township, Bliss Township and Hebron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carp Lake Township?
$45,833 (±$7,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carp Lake Township?
30.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carp Lake Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carp Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (12%, 23 mi), Mackinaw Township (11%, 6 mi), Wawatam Township (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Carp Lake 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 Carp Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carp Lake 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.