Fewer people are out of work in Clam Lake Township (2.0%) than in 85% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Clam Lake Township itself; outside it, Cadillac draws the most (36%, 4 miles). Clam Lake Township grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Home is the office for 3% of workers; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Clam Lake Township
Much of Clam Lake Township works one town over
50% of working residents work in a town that borders Clam Lake Township: Cadillac (36%), Haring Township (11%) and Cherry Grove Township (3%). Next door ↓
Jobs in Clam Lake Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Clam Lake Township went from 326 in 2011 to 684 in 2021, +110%. The jobs ↓
Few Clam Lake Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 726 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Clam Lake Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clam Lake Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Clam Lake Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clam Lake Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
What Clam Lake Township’s employers do
684 jobs are based in Clam Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clam Lake Township, 2011 → 2021: 326 → 684. 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 Clam Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clam Lake Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 973 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who commutes out of Clam Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 702 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 660 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Clam Lake Township’s residents
Where Clam Lake Township clocks in
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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Clam Lake Township
About 22% 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.
Few in Clam Lake Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clam Lake Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,005 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). 2.7% of Clam Lake Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clam Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200, Clam Lake Township ranks 2,139th of 5,552 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 145 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,137 | Coolspring Township PA | 2,076 | $88K | 9.4% | 3.9% | 2% | B− |
| 2,138 | Prince Frederick MD | 2,955 | $80K | 11.0% | 2.2% | 16% | B− |
| 2,139 | Clam Lake Township MI | 2,336 | $86K | 11.9% | 2.0% | 3% | B− |
| 2,140 | Maple Grove Township MI | 2,646 | $78K | 13.4% | 1.8% | 3% | B− |
| 2,141 | York NY | 3,163 | $80K | 15.0% | 1.6% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Clam Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 50% of Clam Lake Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clam Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clam Lake Township | – | B− | C | 20 min | $86,429 |
| Cadillac | 36% | D | A− | 14 min | $51,773 |
| Sherman Township | under 1% | D | C− | 24 min | $58,571 |
| Richland Township | under 1% | B− | C+ | 18 min | $88,295 |
| Cherry Grove Township | 3% | B+ | D | 27 min | $97,177 |
| Haring Township | 11% | B− | C | 25 min | $74,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cadillac. Darker towns draw more of Clam 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 Clam Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clam Lake Township?
$86,429 (±$20,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clam Lake Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clam Lake Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clam Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (36%, 4 mi), Haring Township (11%, 7 mi), Traverse City (5%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Clam Lake Township walkable?
Clam Lake Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clam Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clam Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clam 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. 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.