Photo: OmidGul · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Lake Angelus commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lake Angelus report 38 jobs; 124 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lake Angelus; the top destination outside it is Waterford Township (13%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lake Angelus quiets down on a workday
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Lake Angelus on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Lake Angelus’ working residents head each day
Where Lake Angelus clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lake Angelus
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Angelus, 2011 → 2021: 41 → 38. 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 Lake Angelus’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Lake Angelus
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Angelus workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 8% 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.
Miles to work from Lake Angelus
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.
Next door is work for 29% of Lake Angelus
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Angelus workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Angelus | – | — | — | 25 min | $216,908 |
| Waterford Township | 13% | B | C+ | 27 min | $77,101 |
| Auburn Hills | 11% | B | B | 22 min | $84,375 |
| Pontiac | 5% | C− | B | 21 min | $44,329 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Waterford Township. Darker towns draw more of Lake Angelus’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 Lake Angelus: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Angelus?
$216,908 (±$57,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Angelus?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Angelus?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Angelus work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waterford Township (13%, 4 mi), Auburn Hills (11%, 4 mi), Pontiac (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lake Angelus without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Angelus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Angelus
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.