There are 2.2 jobs in Walker Township for every working resident, and 219 people commute in
220 jobs are based in Walker Township for 102 working residents. Hardly any work in Walker Township; the top destination outside it is Mentor Township (10%, 12 miles). 6% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walker Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 101 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 420 people are in Walker Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 in to Walker Township: where workers come from
Where Walker Township clocks in
9% of workers
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.
Services make up most of the work in Walker Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walker Township, 2011 → 2021: 122 → 220. 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 Walker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Walker Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walker Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 6% 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.
Walker Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% 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.
Walker Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $75,833 |
| Ellis Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | D | C− | 37 min | $58,707 |
| Waverly Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ellis Township and Waverly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Forest Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walker 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 Walker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walker Township?
$75,833 (±$32,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walker Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walker Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walker Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mentor Township (10%, 12 mi), Petoskey (9%, 27 mi), Bear Creek Township (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Walker Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walker 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.