Most of Platte Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Platte Township itself; outside it, Benzonia Township draws the most (18%, 8 miles). There are 21 jobs in Platte Township for 112 working residents. 24% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Platte Township
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Platte Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The towns that employ Platte Township’s residents
Where Platte Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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: 71% of jobs based in Platte Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Platte Township, 2011 → 2021: 19 → 21. 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 Platte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Platte Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Platte Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 24% 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.
The commute from Platte Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
Platte Township and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Platte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $91,250 |
| Homestead Township | 10% | C | B | 31 min | $62,061 |
| Almira Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $90,278 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Empire Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $94,821 |
| Benzonia Township | 18% | C | B | 18 min | $72,500 |
| Inland Township | under 2% | B | C | 27 min | $80,759 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Benzonia Township. Darker towns draw more of Platte 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 Platte Township: questions
What is the median household income in Platte Township?
$91,250 (±$19,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Platte Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Platte Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Platte Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benzonia Township (18%, 8 mi), Traverse City (14%, 19 mi), Homestead Township (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Platte Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Platte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Platte 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.