Twin Lake has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
There are 42 jobs in Twin Lake, and 913 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Twin Lake itself; outside it, Muskegon draws the most (17%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 26 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
The work figures that set Twin Lake apart
Twin Lake by day and by night
On a workday 907 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Twin Lake on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where people from Twin Lake work
Where Twin Lake clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 40% of the jobs in Twin Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Twin Lake, 2011 → 2021: 68 → 42. 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 Twin Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Twin Lake, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Twin Lake workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 831 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Twin Lake
About 15% 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.
The towns around Twin Lake
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twin Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lake | – | — | — | 26 min | $84,950 |
| Blue Lake Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 26 min | $83,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Twin Lake’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 Twin Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Twin Lake?
$84,950 (±$26,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Twin Lake?
5.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Twin Lake?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Twin Lake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (17%, 10 mi), Whitehall (11%, 8 mi), Norton Shores (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Twin Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Twin Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Twin Lake
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.