Photo: Phoenix-Five · CC BY-SA 4.0Lake Ann has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). There are 66 jobs in Lake Ann, against 118 working residents. Hardly any work in Lake Ann itself; outside it, Traverse City draws the most (38%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Lake Ann
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Lake Ann on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Lake Ann to work: where people go
Where Lake Ann clocks in
38% of workers
13% 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.
What Lake Ann’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Ann, 2011 → 2021: 10 → 66. 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 Ann’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lake Ann takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Ann workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 10% 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 in the region Lake Ann works
About 21% 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.
How Lake Ann compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Ann workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ann | – | — | — | 21 min | $70,625 |
| Hardwood Acres | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hardwood Acres: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Ann’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 Ann: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Ann?
$70,625 (±$38,144) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Ann?
3.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Ann?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Ann work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (38%, 12 mi), Garfield Township (13%, 10 mi), Kasson Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lake Ann without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Ann, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Ann
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.