Households in Pentland Township earn less than those in 60% of U.S. towns
Pentland Township grades C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Poverty touches 10.5% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pentland Township stands out on work
A lot of Pentland Township works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Pentland Township: McMillan Township (34%), Lakefield Township (5%) and Garfield Township (2%). Next door ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
Commutes from Pentland Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
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 516 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Pentland Township
On income, poverty and job access, Pentland Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #601 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Pentland Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (13.7%) is left out: Pentland 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 two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pentland Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
How far Pentland Township’s workers travel
About 34% 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 long Pentland Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pentland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 596 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who commutes out of Pentland Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 437 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 470 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 (1.06 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.
34% of working residents work in McMillan Township
Where Pentland Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Pentland Township
549 jobs are based in Pentland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pentland Township, 2011 → 2021: 430 → 549. 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 Pentland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Pentland Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pentland Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #308 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Pentland 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 618 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). 3.7% of Pentland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pentland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Pentland Township comes 3,654th on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 127 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 216 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,652 | Overton TX | 2,315 | $52K | 17.0% | 6.0% | 6% | C− |
| 3,653 | Curry Township IN | 3,431 | $53K | 15.1% | 3.8% | 6% | C− |
| 3,654 | Pentland Township MI | 2,693 | $69K | 10.5% | 13.7% | 15% | C− |
| 3,655 | Florence WI | 2,193 | $59K | 7.4% | 4.1% | 27% | C− |
| 3,656 | Mountain View Acres CA | 3,512 | $79K | 28.4% | 16.4% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Pentland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 41% of Pentland Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to McMillan Township (34%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pentland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentland Township | – | C− | C+ | 17 min | $68,607 |
| McMillan Township | 34% | D− | A− | 15 min | $44,550 |
| Garfield Township | 2% | D− | C+ | 18 min | $52,917 |
| Lakefield Township | 5% | D | C | 30 min | $56,484 |
| Hulbert Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hudson Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hulbert Township and Hudson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pentland 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 Pentland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pentland Township?
$68,607 (±$5,877) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pentland Township?
10.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pentland Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pentland Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McMillan Township (34%, 16 mi), Lakefield Township (5%, 15 mi), Breen Township (4%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Pentland Township walkable?
Pentland Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pentland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pentland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pentland 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.