Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 48 minutes on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. There are 15 jobs in Lake Township for 220 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lake Township apart on work
Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Lake Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
47% 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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 48 minutes in Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 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.
Who commutes out of Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Half of Lake Township commutes less than 44 miles
About 47% 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.
14% of working residents work in Pleasant Plains Township
Where Lake Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Lake Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Township, 2011 → 2021: 15 → 15. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door is work for 14% of Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $52,008 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Sweetwater Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Pleasant Plains Township | 14% | D− | B | 27 min | $33,269 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Sweetwater Township and Troy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Plains Township. Darker towns draw more of Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Township?
$52,008 (±$5,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Township?
10.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pleasant Plains Township (14%, 5 mi), Webber Township (8%, 9 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lake Township 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake 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.