With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Evergreen Township works elsewhere
There are 29 jobs in Evergreen Township; 301 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Evergreen Township for work; outside it, Sandusky is the main destination (13%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute from Evergreen Township lasts 26 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Evergreen Township in brief
Evergreen Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Evergreen Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Evergreen Township has about 680 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Evergreen Township by day and by night
On a workday 294 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Evergreen Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Evergreen Township
About 31% 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.
The places Evergreen Township commutes to
Where Evergreen Township clocks in
13% 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.
69% of the jobs in Evergreen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Evergreen Township, 2011 → 2021: 32 → 29. 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 Evergreen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Evergreen Township: 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 Evergreen Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 335 commuters (the 9% 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.
The towns around Evergreen Township
The biggest share goes to Lamotte Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Evergreen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $67,500 |
| Novesta Township | under 2% | D | C− | 25 min | $53,750 |
| Argyle Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lamotte Township | 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Greenleaf Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Argyle Township and Greenleaf Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lamotte Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Evergreen 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 Evergreen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Evergreen Township?
$67,500 (±$22,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Evergreen Township?
14.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Evergreen Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Evergreen Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandusky (13%, 14 mi), Marlette (5%, 15 mi), Elkland Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Evergreen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Evergreen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Evergreen 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.