Johannesburg Manufacturing Company Store · Photo: Calm Vistas · CC BY 2.0Charlton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Charlton Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (C−). 154 jobs are based in Charlton Township; 511 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Charlton Township for work; outside it, Gaylord is the main destination (23%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Charlton Township apart
Charlton Township is a place people come home to
There are 154 jobs based in Charlton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Charlton Township has about 1,100 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 511 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Charlton Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Charlton Township’s grade up (6.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (8.1%) is left out: Charlton 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, Charlton Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
How a workday changes Charlton Township
On a workday 494 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Charlton Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
How far Charlton Township goes to work
About 35% 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.
Where the trip to work from Charlton Township ends
Where Charlton Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Jobs in Charlton Township: what the 154 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlton Township, 2011 → 2021: 287 → 154. 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 Charlton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Charlton Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 456 commuters (the 18% 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.
Most trips from Charlton Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 557 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). 2.3% of Charlton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Charlton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Charlton Township ranks: 3,227th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,225 | Harmony Township IN | 1,219 | $64K | 10.1% | 3.7% | 7% | C |
| 3,226 | Nottingham Township IN | 1,040 | $65K | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4% | C |
| 3,227 | Charlton Township MI | 1,413 | $67K | 6.4% | 8.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,228 | Carroll Township MO | 1,075 | $62K | 5.1% | 4.8% | 11% | C |
| 3,229 | Salem Township OH | 1,571 | $78K | 15.6% | 9.7% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Charlton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 10% of Charlton Township
The biggest share goes to Corwith Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Township | – | C | C− | 26 min | $66,813 |
| Vienna Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Chester Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $73,707 |
| Dover Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Corwith Township | 5% | D | C− | 21 min | $57,308 |
| Lovells Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Albert Township | under 2% | D− | C+ | 19 min | $54,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vienna Township, Dover Township and Lovells Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charlton 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 Charlton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Charlton Township?
$66,813 (±$10,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlton Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (23%, 12 mi), Corwith Township (5%, 14 mi), Livingston Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Charlton Township walkable?
Charlton Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Charlton 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 Charlton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlton 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.