Most of Green Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Green Township D−; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in Green Township report 96 jobs, and 368 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Green Township
Green Township is a place people come home to
There are 96 jobs based in Green Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
31% of Green Township works in Alpena
114 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Alpena, 18 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Green Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 368 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Green Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Green Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Green Township’s grade up ($55,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.9%) is left out: Green 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Green Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Who leaves Green Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 360 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
31% of working residents work in Alpena
Where Green Township clocks in
31% of workers
16% 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 far Green Township goes to work
About 32% 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 Green Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2011 → 2021: 106 → 96. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Green Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 commuters (the 14% 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 commute in Green Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 356 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). 3.5% of Green Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Green Township and other 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+ |
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| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
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| 3,457 | Montgomery WV | 1,186 | $28K | 28.3% | 10.2% | 11% | D− |
| 3,458 | Erie Township KS | 1,245 | $46K | 17.9% | 0.0% | 8% | D− |
| 3,459 | Green Township MI | 1,132 | $55K | 19.6% | 4.9% | 2% | D− |
| 3,460 | Mount Gay-Shamrock WV | 1,166 | $52K | 27.5% | 3.5% | 10% | D− |
| 3,461 | Clay City KY | 1,174 | $24K | 39.5% | 5.3% | 4% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Green Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Green Township
The biggest share goes to Ossineke Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | D− | D | 26 min | $55,000 |
| Wilson Township | 1% | D | B− | 22 min | $62,143 |
| Ossineke Township | 4% | C− | C− | 30 min | $67,885 |
| Wellington Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Long Rapids Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rust Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hillman Township | 2% | D− | C | 27 min | $42,893 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wellington Township, Long Rapids Township and Rust Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$55,000 (±$13,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
19.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (31%, 18 mi), Alpena Township (16%, 21 mi), Ossineke Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green 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 Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green 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.