With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Slagle Township works elsewhere
Employers in Slagle Township report 31 jobs; 158 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Slagle Township for work; outside it, Cadillac is the main destination (18%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 41 minutes on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Slagle Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Slagle 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 Slagle Township: the destinations
Where Slagle Township clocks in
8% 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.
What Slagle Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Slagle Township, 2011 → 2021: 11 → 31. 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 Slagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Slagle Township’s commute takes about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Slagle Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 18% 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.
How many miles Slagle Township commutes
About 29% 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.
Slagle Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to South Branch Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Slagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slagle Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $49,583 |
| Boon Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Springville Township | 3% | D− | C | 32 min | $46,875 |
| South Branch Township | 6% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Dickson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boon Township, South Branch Township and Dickson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Slagle 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 Slagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Slagle Township?
$49,583 (±$19,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Slagle Township?
23.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Slagle Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Slagle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (18%, 17 mi), Haring Township (12%, 18 mi), Traverse City (8%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Slagle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Slagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Slagle 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.