With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Koehler Township works elsewhere
Koehler Township grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 71 jobs are based in Koehler Township, against 401 working residents. Home is the office for 5% of workers (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Koehler Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Koehler Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Koehler Township fell from 390 in 2011 to 71 in 2021, −82%. 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 ↓
Koehler Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Koehler Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Koehler Township has about 870 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 401 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Koehler Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Koehler Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Koehler Township’s grade up (10.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.9%) is left out: Koehler 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, Koehler Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Making and building: 54% of jobs based in Koehler Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Koehler Township, 2011 → 2021: 390 → 71. 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 Koehler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Koehler Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 397 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Koehler Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The commute from Koehler Township, by distance
About 37% 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.
8% of working residents work in Cheboygan
Where Koehler Township clocks in
8% 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Koehler Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Koehler Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 331 commuters (the 5% 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.
Few in Koehler Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Koehler Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Koehler 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 350 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). 8.7% of Koehler Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Koehler Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Koehler Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600: 3,050th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,048 | Somerset OH | 1,482 | $55K | 17.6% | 5.2% | 4% | C− |
| 3,049 | Clinton Township IN | 1,292 | $48K | 8.8% | 7.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,050 | Koehler Township MI | 1,199 | $62K | 10.3% | 4.9% | 1% | C− |
| 3,051 | Naches WA | 1,083 | $54K | 16.5% | 2.8% | 5% | C− |
| 3,052 | Mound City Township KS | 1,328 | $64K | 11.1% | 0.7% | 15% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Koehler Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Koehler Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Koehler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koehler Township | – | C− | C− | 33 min | $61,859 |
| Indian River | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Tuscarora Township | 5% | C+ | D | 28 min | $66,042 |
| Waverly Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ellis Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mullett Township | under 2% | B− | C | 33 min | $82,500 |
| Aloha Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian River: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Waverly Township and Ellis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Aloha Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tuscarora Township. Darker towns draw more of Koehler 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 Koehler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Koehler Township?
$61,859 (±$7,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Koehler Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Koehler Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Koehler Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cheboygan (8%, 15 mi), Petoskey (7%, 21 mi), Tuscarora Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Koehler Township walkable?
Koehler Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Koehler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Koehler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Koehler 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.