Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0L'Anse Township’s household incomes are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns
The two grades for L'Anse Township are D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 15.9% of residents; Michigan has 13.2%. About one in three stay in L'Anse Township for work; outside it, Baraga Township is the main destination (29%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in L'Anse Township: the gist
L'Anse Township and Baraga Township trade workers both ways
Baraga Township is the top workplace for L'Anse Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in L'Anse Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in L'Anse Township go to people who live here
Of the 891 jobs based in L'Anse Township, 45% are held by L'Anse Township residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
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 L'Anse Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, L'Anse Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns, #681 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds L'Anse Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, L'Anse Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The towns that employ L'Anse Township’s residents
Where L'Anse Township clocks in
29% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 many people are in L'Anse Township by day
On a workday 881 residents head out to work, 400 work right here, and 491 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in L'Anse Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 891 jobs based in L'Anse Township
891 jobs are based in L'Anse Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in L'Anse Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,038 → 891. 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 L'Anse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of L'Anse Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,314 commuters (the 7% 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.
L'Anse Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Getting around L'Anse Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, L'Anse Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #341 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place L'Anse 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 1,407 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). 7.1% of L'Anse Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of L'Anse Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where L'Anse Township sits among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 145 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 4,159 | Moose Lake MN | 2,948 | $64K | 51.2% | 12.1% | 26% | D |
| 4,160 | Bowling Green MO | 4,472 | $53K | 25.8% | 6.3% | 22% | D |
| 4,161 | L'Anse Township MI | 3,634 | $55K | 15.9% | 6.5% | 31% | D |
| 4,162 | Menominee WI | 4,199 | $62K | 21.7% | 10.0% | 45% | D |
| 4,163 | Brockway WI | 2,991 | $50K | 19.3% | 8.6% | 16% | D |
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| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 L'Anse Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
30% of L'Anse Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | L'Anse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Anse Township | – | D | C+ | 20 min | $54,898 |
| Baraga Township | 29% | D | C | 13 min | $52,254 |
| Arvon Township | 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Michigamme Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Spurr Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Covington Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arvon Township, Michigamme Township, Spurr Township and Covington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Baraga Township. Darker towns draw more of L'Anse 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 L'Anse Township: questions
What is the median household income in L'Anse Township?
$54,898 (±$9,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in L'Anse Township?
15.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from L'Anse Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in L'Anse Township work?
31% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baraga Township (29%, 13 mi), Houghton (5%, 30 mi), Hancock (3%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is L'Anse Township walkable?
L'Anse Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around L'Anse Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from L'Anse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of L'Anse 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.