Photo: MemeGod27 · CC BY 4.0A job hub: Glen Arbor Township has 2.3 jobs per working resident, and 479 people come in to work
About one in five work in Glen Arbor Township; the top destination outside it is Traverse City (14%, 30 miles). Employers in Glen Arbor Township report 527 jobs, against 233 working residents. 32% of workers have no commute at all; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Glen Arbor Township stands out on work
Glen Arbor Township is where the jobs are
Glen Arbor Township has 527 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Glen Arbor Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Glen Arbor Township is Traverse City, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (32) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Glen Arbor Township works from home
33% of Glen Arbor Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. 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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Glen Arbor Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 185 residents head out to work and 48 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Glen Arbor Township on a workday afternoon, 38% more 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.
How far it is to work from Glen Arbor 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.
Time on the road from Glen Arbor Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Arbor Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 32% 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.
Where the people who work in Glen Arbor Township live
Where Glen Arbor Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Glen Arbor Township: what the 527 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Arbor Township, 2011 → 2021: 261 → 527. 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 Glen Arbor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Glen Arbor Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Empire Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Arbor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Arbor Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $109,500 |
| Cleveland Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $81,607 |
| Empire Township | 6% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $94,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Arbor 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 Glen Arbor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Arbor Township?
$109,500 (±$14,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Arbor Township?
5.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Arbor Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Arbor Township work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (14%, 30 mi), Garfield Township (6%, 30 mi), Empire Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Glen Arbor 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 Glen Arbor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Arbor 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.