Photo: Gonzaga15 · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 2.3 jobs in Chums Corner for every working resident, and 1,038 people commute in
Chums Corner has 1,047 jobs, against 448 working residents. Only 2% work in Chums Corner; the top destination outside it is Traverse City (34%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chums Corner: the figures worth knowing
Chums Corner is where the jobs are
Chums Corner has 1,047 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,800 people are in town, 51% more than the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Chums Corner residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
One in three of Chums Corner works in Traverse City
153 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Traverse City, 6 miles away. That’s 17 times as many as work in Chums Corner itself. 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; with 448 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Chums Corner
On a workday 439 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in Chums Corner on a workday afternoon, 51% more than live here.
2.3 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chums Corner
About 25% 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 people who work in Chums Corner live
Where Chums Corner clocks in
34% of workers
21% 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: 43% of the jobs in Chums Corner
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chums Corner, 2011 → 2021: 147 → 1,047. 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 Chums Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Chums Corner, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chums Corner workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 617 commuters (the 8% 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.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Chums Corner’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chums Corner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chums Corner | – | — | — | 21 min | $100,855 |
| Garfield Township | 21% | C+ | A | 17 min | $66,082 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Chums Corner’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 Chums Corner: questions
What is the median household income in Chums Corner?
$100,855 (±$50,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chums Corner?
0.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chums Corner?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chums Corner work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (34%, 6 mi), Garfield Township (21%, 4 mi), East Bay Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Chums Corner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chums Corner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chums Corner
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.