Pulaski Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Pulaski Township report 88 jobs; 735 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Pulaski Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Hardly any work in Pulaski Township; the top destination outside it is Jackson (18%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pulaski Township in brief
Pulaski Township is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Pulaski Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pulaski Township has about 1,200 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pulaski Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 735 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Pulaski Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Pulaski Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Pulaski Township’s grade up (8.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Pulaski 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, Pulaski Township could be anywhere from C to B.
How a workday changes Pulaski Township
On a workday 732 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Pulaski Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
From Pulaski Township, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pulaski Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 808 commuters (the 11% 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.
Out of Pulaski Township to work: where people go
Where Pulaski Township clocks in
18% 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.
Pulaski Township works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pulaski Township, 2011 → 2021: 104 → 88. 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 Pulaski Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Pulaski Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 19% 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 around Pulaski Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pulaski Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 905 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). 7.1% of Pulaski Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pulaski Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pulaski Township next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500: 2,371st of 5,656 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 212 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,369 | Lathrop MO | 2,253 | $67K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,370 | Schofield WI | 2,311 | $66K | 8.0% | 5.5% | 11% | B− |
| 2,371 | Pulaski Township MI | 1,879 | $77K | 8.1% | 2.3% | <1% | B− |
| 2,372 | Newport Township OH | 1,893 | $82K | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,373 | Thompson Township OH | 1,371 | $80K | 9.1% | 8.5% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Pulaski Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Pulaski Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hanover Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pulaski Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Township | – | B− | C− | 29 min | $76,625 |
| Concord Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $64,148 |
| Homer Township | under 2% | D | B− | 25 min | $54,519 |
| Hanover Township | 6% | A− | D | 29 min | $81,477 |
| Scipio Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $67,609 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pulaski 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 Pulaski Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pulaski Township?
$76,625 (±$8,273) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pulaski Township?
8.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pulaski Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pulaski Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (18%, 15 mi), Blackman Township (10%, 17 mi), Hanover Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Pulaski Township walkable?
Pulaski Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pulaski Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pulaski Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pulaski 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.