Loud Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 20 jobs in Loud Township, against 86 working residents. Only 1% work in Loud Township; the top destination outside it is Alpena (12%, 32 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Loud Township
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Loud 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.
Where Loud Township goes to work
Where Loud Township clocks in
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 70% of the jobs in Loud Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loud Township, 2011 → 2021: 7 → 20. 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 Loud Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Loud Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loud Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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 Loud Township commutes less than 34 miles
About 41% 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.
Work in the towns next to Loud Township
The biggest share goes to Albert Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loud Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loud Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $46,250 |
| Albert Township | 2% | D− | C+ | 19 min | $54,423 |
| Avery Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Rust Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Avery Township, Rust Township and Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loud 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 Loud Township: questions
What is the median household income in Loud Township?
$46,250 (±$6,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loud Township?
14.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loud Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loud Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (12%, 32 mi), Briley Township (9%, 10 mi), Hillman Township (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Loud Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loud Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loud 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.