Photo: Phoenix-Five · CC BY-SA 4.0Long Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
721 jobs are based in Long Lake Township; 4,252 of its residents have a job. Long Lake Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% stay in Long Lake Township for work; outside it, Traverse City is the main destination (41%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Long Lake Township apart
Fewer jobs are based in Long Lake Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Long Lake Township fell from 2,982 in 2011 to 721 in 2021, −76%. 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 ↓
41% of Long Lake Township works in Traverse City
1,739 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Traverse City, 7.7 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Long Lake Township itself. The commute map ↓
Long Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 721 jobs based in Long Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Long Lake Township has about 6,600 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Long Lake Township residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Long Lake Township
57% of Long Lake Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Long Lake Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. 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.
Jobs & income in Long Lake Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Long Lake Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #182 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Long Lake Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
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, Long Lake Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Long Lake Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Lake Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,982 → 721. 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 Long Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Long Lake Township goes to work
Where Long Lake Township clocks in
41% of workers
16% 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.
Long Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,119 residents head out to work, 133 work right here, and 588 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Long Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Long Lake Township
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.
Getting to work from Long Lake Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Lake Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,526 commuters (the 14% 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.
Most trips from Long Lake Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Long Lake Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #590 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Long Lake Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,289 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Long Lake Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Long Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Long Lake Township is 939th among 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 937 | North Bay Village FL | 8,099 | $84K | 9.3% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 938 | Rutland MA | 9,776 | $146K | 2.1% | 5.4% | 6% | A− |
| 939 | Long Lake Township MI | 10,101 | $96K | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 940 | Pendleton NY | 7,120 | $114K | 9.4% | 3.8% | 6% | A− |
| 941 | McCalla AL | 13,253 | $87K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Long Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
19% of Long Lake Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Garfield Township (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake Township | – | A− | D | 23 min | $96,220 |
| Green Lake Township | 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $92,784 |
| Garfield Township | 16% | C+ | A | 17 min | $66,082 |
| Almira Township | under 1% | A− | D | 24 min | $90,278 |
| Solon Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 26 min | $96,833 |
| Inland Township | under 1% | B | C | 27 min | $80,759 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long 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 Long Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Long Lake Township?
$96,220 (±$5,763) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Lake Township?
3.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Lake Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (41%, 8 mi), Garfield Township (16%, 6 mi), Green Lake Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Long Lake Township walkable?
Long Lake Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Long Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long 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. 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.