Fewer people are out of work in Livingston Township (0.7%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Livingston Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 5% stay in Livingston Township for work; outside it, Gaylord is the main destination (31%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Livingston Township at work: what stands out
Commutes from Livingston Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (18 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Livingston Township works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Livingston Township: Gaylord (31%), Bagley Township (4%) and Dover Township (3%). Next door ↓
Livingston Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Livingston Township went from 494 in 2011 to 810 in 2021, +64%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Livingston Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Livingston Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #210 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Livingston Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, poverty and unemployment, Livingston Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
Getting to work from Livingston Township takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Livingston Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,225 commuters (the 6% 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.
What the 810 jobs in Livingston Township are
810 jobs are based in Livingston Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Livingston Township, 2011 → 2021: 494 → 810. 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 Livingston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Livingston Township by day
On a workday 950 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 760 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
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 Livingston Township’s working residents head each day
Where Livingston Township clocks in
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.
Short hops and long hauls from Livingston Township
About 30% 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.
Getting around Livingston Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Livingston Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #501 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,306 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). 5.6% of Livingston Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Livingston Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Livingston Township places 1,150th of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,148 | Westerlo NY | 3,255 | $99K | 7.7% | 2.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,149 | Belle Plaine IA | 2,346 | $74K | 3.5% | 1.2% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,150 | Livingston Township MI | 2,748 | $77K | 3.2% | 0.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,151 | Dayton WI | 2,608 | $92K | 5.1% | 2.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,152 | Liberty Township IN | 2,304 | $94K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Livingston Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
38% of Livingston Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Livingston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Township | – | B+ | C− | 13 min | $76,625 |
| Gaylord | 31% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $44,701 |
| Dover Township | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Corwith Township | under 2% | D | C− | 21 min | $57,308 |
| Bagley Township | 4% | B | C− | 18 min | $77,045 |
| Elmira Township | under 2% | B− | D | 20 min | $82,143 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gaylord. Darker towns draw more of Livingston 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 Livingston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Livingston Township?
$76,625 (±$13,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livingston Township?
3.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Livingston Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Livingston Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (31%, 4 mi), Bagley Township (4%, 7 mi), Traverse City (3%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Livingston Township walkable?
Livingston Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Livingston Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Livingston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livingston 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.