Lincoln Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 35 jobs in Lincoln Township; 528 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Lincoln Township are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, Lincoln Township is behind 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lincoln Township and work: the main findings
Lincoln Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Lincoln Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lincoln Township has about 1,300 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lincoln Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 528 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Lincoln Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lincoln Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lincoln Township’s grade up (14.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.8%) is left out: Lincoln Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Lincoln Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
In and out of Lincoln Township on a workday
On a workday 525 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Lincoln Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 377 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lincoln Township
About 32% 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.
10% of working residents work in Clare
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
7% 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 Lincoln Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2011 → 2021: 65 → 35. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Lincoln Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lincoln Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 404 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). 7.3% of Lincoln Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lincoln Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lincoln Township places 5,047th of 5,656 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 212 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,045 | Snow Hill MD | 2,237 | $48K | 18.4% | 12.4% | 13% | D |
| 5,046 | Belle MO | 1,379 | $55K | 21.8% | 4.4% | 7% | D |
| 5,047 | Lincoln Township MI | 1,841 | $49K | 14.8% | 5.8% | 1% | D |
| 5,048 | Pine Ridge SD | 2,246 | $53K | 14.5% | 7.9% | 8% | D |
| 5,049 | Guttenberg IA | 1,789 | $58K | 24.7% | 4.6% | 24% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Lincoln Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Lincoln Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Surrey Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | D | B− | 36 min | $48,953 |
| Freeman Township | under 2% | D | C− | 36 min | $54,063 |
| Surrey Township | 9% | D | C | 23 min | $50,764 |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 39 min | $54,583 |
| Hatton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hatton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$48,953 (±$4,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
14.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clare (10%, 11 mi), Surrey Township (9%, 6 mi), Mount Pleasant (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lincoln Township walkable?
Lincoln Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lincoln Township without a car?
0% 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.