Photo: User:My name · CC BY 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Charlevoix Township
About one in ten work in Charlevoix Township; the top destination outside it is Charlevoix (20%, 1 miles). Charlevoix Township grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Working residents average 15 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Charlevoix Township at work: what stands out
Charlevoix Township is where the jobs are
Charlevoix Township has 918 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Charlevoix Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Charlevoix Township fell from 1,640 in 2011 to 918 in 2021, −44%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Charlevoix Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (18 to 23 minutes). 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; with 602 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Charlevoix Township
On income, poverty and job access, Charlevoix Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Charlevoix Township’s grade up (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.2%) is left out: Charlevoix 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, Charlevoix Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Charlevoix Township
On a workday 537 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 853 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Charlevoix Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
What work there is in Charlevoix Township: 918 jobs
918 jobs are based in Charlevoix Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlevoix Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,640 → 918. 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 Charlevoix Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes to work from Charlevoix Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlevoix Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 529 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 Charlevoix Township’s workforce comes from
Where Charlevoix Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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 far Charlevoix Township goes to work
About 20% 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 trips from Charlevoix Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Charlevoix Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Charlevoix 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 608 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). 3.5% of Charlevoix Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Charlevoix Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Charlevoix Township is 2,281st of 5,343 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 99 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 203 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 244 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,279 | St. Croix Falls WI | 2,370 | $65K | 3.4% | 6.1% | 15% | B− |
| 2,280 | Loran Township IL | 1,313 | $73K | 5.1% | 0.8% | 8% | B− |
| 2,281 | Charlevoix Township MI | 1,797 | $81K | 7.1% | 2.2% | 11% | B− |
| 2,282 | Eckles Township MN | 1,945 | $78K | 8.0% | 6.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,283 | Graton CA | 1,806 | $91K | 24.3% | 5.7% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,343 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Charlevoix Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Charlevoix Township
The biggest share goes to Hayes Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlevoix Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlevoix Township | – | B− | B+ | 15 min | $80,781 |
| Hayes Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $82,083 |
| Marion Township | 3% | B | C | 18 min | $99,417 |
| Norwood Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Eveline Township | under 2% | B− | C | 23 min | $101,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix Township: questions
What is the median household income in Charlevoix Township?
$80,781 (±$14,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlevoix Township?
7.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlevoix Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlevoix Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlevoix (20%, 1 mi), Petoskey (9%, 16 mi), Bear Creek Township (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Charlevoix Township walkable?
Charlevoix Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Charlevoix Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Charlevoix Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlevoix 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.