Dorr E. Felt Mansion · Photo: WMrapids · CC0Most of Laketown Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Laketown Township report 309 jobs; 2,740 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Laketown Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). Only 2% work in Laketown Township; the top destination outside it is Holland (26%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Laketown Township apart
Laketown Township is a place people come home to
There are 309 jobs based in Laketown Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laketown Township has about 3,800 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Laketown Township and Holland trade workers both ways
Holland is the top workplace for Laketown Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Laketown Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Laketown Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Laketown Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Laketown Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Laketown Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Laketown Township fell from 423 in 2011 to 309 in 2021, −27%. 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 ↓
Many jobs in Laketown Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Laketown Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Laketown Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
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, poverty and unemployment, Laketown Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Laketown Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,687 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 256 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Laketown Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 towns that employ Laketown Township’s residents
Where Laketown Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% 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.
39% of the jobs in Laketown Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laketown Township, 2011 → 2021: 423 → 309. 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 Laketown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Laketown Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laketown Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,498 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.
Half of Laketown Township commutes less than 10 miles
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Laketown Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,772 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). 2.9% of Laketown Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Laketown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Laketown Township places 362nd of 3,297 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 360 | Olive Township MI | 5,291 | $80K | 2.6% | 0.7% | 6% | A |
| 361 | Leonardtown MD | 5,033 | $154K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 16% | A |
| 362 | Laketown Township MI | 6,257 | $92K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| 363 | Big Sioux Township SD | 5,152 | $128K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 28% | A |
| 364 | Brook Highland AL | 8,146 | $80K | 4.6% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,297 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Laketown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 28% of Laketown Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laketown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laketown Township | – | A | D | 21 min | $91,989 |
| Holland | 26% | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Park Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
| Fillmore Township | 2% | A− | C− | 18 min | $90,142 |
| Saugatuck Township | under 2% | A | B | 23 min | $93,618 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holland. Darker towns draw more of Laketown 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 Laketown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laketown Township?
$91,989 (±$15,631) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laketown Township?
3.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laketown Township?
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 Laketown Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland (26%, 5 mi), Holland Township (13%, 8 mi), Zeeland (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Laketown Township walkable?
Laketown Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Laketown Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laketown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laketown 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.