Crystal Lake Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 86 jobs in Crystal Lake Township, against 323 working residents. Jobs and income earn Crystal Lake Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 2% work in Crystal Lake Township itself; outside it, Frankfort draws the most (22%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Crystal Lake Township apart
A lot of Crystal Lake Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Crystal Lake Township: Frankfort (22%), Benzonia Township (11%) and Gilmore Township (4%). Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Crystal Lake Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Crystal Lake Township fell from 353 in 2011 to 86 in 2021, −76%. 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 ↓
Crystal Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Crystal Lake Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Crystal Lake Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Crystal Lake Township’s grade up (11.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 8% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.9%) is left out: Crystal Lake 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Crystal Lake Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
What Crystal Lake Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Lake Township, 2011 → 2021: 353 → 86. 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 Crystal Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Crystal Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 316 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Crystal Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where the trip to work from Crystal Lake Township ends
Where Crystal Lake Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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 long Crystal Lake Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal Lake Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 17% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Crystal Lake Township
About 33% 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.
In Crystal Lake Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crystal Lake Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 291 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). 4.4% of Crystal Lake Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crystal Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Crystal Lake Township is 2,449th among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,447 | Littleville AL | 1,065 | $56K | 11.4% | 1.5% | 1% | C− |
| 2,448 | Columbus NC | 1,042 | $60K | 13.2% | 4.2% | 10% | C− |
| 2,449 | Crystal Lake Township MI | 1,094 | $70K | 11.4% | 4.9% | 2% | C− |
| 2,450 | Wells VT | 1,195 | $75K | 15.5% | 6.4% | 2% | C− |
| 2,451 | Wisner NE | 1,224 | $62K | 10.3% | 0.7% | 13% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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 Crystal Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 37% of Crystal Lake Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake Township | – | C− | B− | 19 min | $69,913 |
| Frankfort | 22% | D | A | 19 min | $54,327 |
| Gilmore Township | 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elberta | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Benzonia Township | 11% | C | B | 18 min | $72,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilmore Township, Lake Township and Elberta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Frankfort. Darker towns draw more of Crystal 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 Crystal Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal Lake Township?
$69,913 (±$13,390) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Lake Township?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal Lake Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal Lake Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (22%, 2 mi), Benzonia Township (11%, 4 mi), Traverse City (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Crystal Lake Township walkable?
Crystal Lake Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crystal Lake Township without a car?
0% 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 Crystal Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal 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.