First Presbyterian Church · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0More people are out of work in Elkland Township (7.7%) than in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in four stay in Elkland Township for work; outside it, Caro is the main destination (8%, 15 miles). Elkland Township grades D for jobs and income and C for walkability. 4% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Elkland Township in brief
Elkland Township trades workers with the towns around it
Elkland Township has about as many jobs (1,301) as working residents (1,228), but they are mostly different people: 942 residents leave for work each day while 1,015 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Elkland Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Few Elkland Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Elkland Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Elkland Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns, #662 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Elkland Township’s grade up ($61,953, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
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, poverty and unemployment, Elkland Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Who commutes out of Elkland Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 942 residents head out to work, 286 work right here, and 1,015 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 (1.06 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.
Commuting from Elkland Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,352 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.
Commuting out of Elkland Township: the destinations
Where Elkland Township clocks in
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 30% of Elkland Township’s jobs are in goods
1,301 jobs are based in Elkland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkland Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,574 → 1,301. 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 Elkland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Elkland Township
About 27% 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 Elkland Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Elkland Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #422 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Elkland 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 1,401 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). 5.0% of Elkland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Elkland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Elkland Township is 4,064th of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,062 | Granger WA | 3,831 | $66K | 23.3% | 15.8% | 6% | D |
| 4,063 | Clare MI | 3,318 | $41K | 18.9% | 6.7% | 17% | D |
| 4,064 | Elkland Township MI | 3,485 | $62K | 15.2% | 7.7% | 23% | D |
| 4,065 | Cato Township MI | 3,002 | $68K | 17.1% | 8.4% | 12% | D |
| 4,066 | Iron River MI | 3,027 | $54K | 20.6% | 4.7% | 30% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Elkland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Elkland Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkland Township | – | D | C | 27 min | $61,953 |
| Novesta Township | under 2% | D | C− | 25 min | $53,750 |
| Elmwood Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $66,875 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greenleaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cass City | under 2% | D | B− | 22 min | $53,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township: not graded. Greenleaf Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elkland 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 Elkland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elkland Township?
$61,953 (±$11,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkland Township?
15.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkland Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caro (8%, 15 mi), Winsor Township (5%, 14 mi), Bad Axe (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Elkland Township walkable?
Elkland Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Elkland Township 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 Elkland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkland 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.