With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Oliver Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Oliver Township for work; outside it, Kalkaska Township is the main destination (24%, 11 miles). Oliver Township has 22 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. 6% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Oliver Township on a workday
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Oliver Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting out of Oliver Township: the destinations
Where Oliver Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 95% of jobs based in Oliver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oliver Township, 2011 → 2021: 13 → 22. 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 Oliver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Oliver Township, about 37 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oliver Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Oliver Township
About 22% 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.
How Oliver Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Excelsior Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oliver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $54,375 |
| Excelsior Township | 3% | C− | D | 31 min | $66,250 |
| Orange Township | under 3% | C− | D | 30 min | $70,313 |
| Bear Lake Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bear Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oliver 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 Oliver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oliver Township?
$54,375 (±$13,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oliver Township?
10.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oliver Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oliver Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalkaska Township (24%, 11 mi), Traverse City (6%, 29 mi), Garfield Township (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Oliver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oliver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oliver 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.