In Algonac, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Algonac has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly a ferryboat - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The citizens of Algonac are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.27% of adults in Algonac have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Algonac in 2018 was $28,758, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,032 for a family of four. However, Algonac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Algonac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Algonac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Algonac include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Algonac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
