Bearinger Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Bearinger Township has 7 jobs for 112 working residents. Hardly any work in Bearinger Township; the top destination outside it is Rogers City (14%, 20 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Bearinger Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Bearinger Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Bearinger Township work
Where Bearinger Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
57% of the jobs in Bearinger Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bearinger Township, 2011 → 2021: 6 → 7. 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 Bearinger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bearinger Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bearinger Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 23% 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 Bearinger Township commutes
About 44% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bearinger Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bearinger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearinger Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $50,938 |
| North Allis Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ocqueoc Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 15 min | $68,401 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Allis Township, Ocqueoc Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bearinger 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 Bearinger Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bearinger Township?
$50,938 (±$9,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bearinger Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bearinger Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bearinger Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rogers City (14%, 20 mi), Alpena (6%, 48 mi), Onaway (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bearinger Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bearinger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bearinger 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.