Wilson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. 127 jobs are based in Wilson Township for 765 working residents. Wilson Township grades D for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Wilson Township: the gist
Wilson Township is a place people come home to
There are 127 jobs based in Wilson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilson Township has about 1,300 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wilson Township and Alpena trade workers both ways
Alpena is the top workplace for Wilson Township residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Wilson Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 765 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Wilson Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Wilson Township’s grade up (12.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Wilson 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, Wilson Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Wilson Township
On a workday 755 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Wilson Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
37% of working residents work in Alpena
Where Wilson Township clocks in
37% of workers
19% 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.
The distance from Wilson Township to work
About 31% 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.
In Wilson Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilson Township, 2011 → 2021: 231 → 127. 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 Wilson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wilson Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 807 commuters (the 5% 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.
Getting around Wilson Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wilson Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 852 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). 3.6% of Wilson Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wilson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wilson Township places 4,430th of 5,509 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,428 | Woodville CA | 1,460 | $55K | 19.2% | 14.5% | 3% | D |
| 4,429 | Dunsmuir CA | 1,587 | $58K | 11.4% | 9.8% | 18% | D |
| 4,430 | Wilson Township MI | 1,987 | $62K | 12.7% | 5.4% | 1% | D |
| 4,431 | Le Grand CA | 1,636 | $46K | 16.0% | 13.2% | 7% | D |
| 4,432 | Shepherd TX | 1,942 | $54K | 16.7% | 13.4% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Wilson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Wilson Township and its neighbors: 19% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Township | – | D | B− | 22 min | $62,143 |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 1% | D | C | 17 min | $65,096 |
| Alpena Township | 19% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Green Township | under 1% | D− | D | 26 min | $55,000 |
| Ossineke Township | under 1% | C− | C− | 30 min | $67,885 |
| Long Rapids Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alpena Township: not graded. Long Rapids Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alpena Township. Darker towns draw more of Wilson 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 Wilson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilson Township?
$62,143 (±$19,110) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilson Township?
12.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (37%, 10 mi), Alpena Township (19%, 12 mi), Sanborn Township (2%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wilson Township walkable?
Wilson Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wilson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilson 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.