Bendon has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26. Bendon has 2 jobs, and 78 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bendon for work; outside it, Traverse City is the main destination (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bendon, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Bendon on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 the trip to work from Bendon ends
Where Bendon clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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 Bendon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Bendon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bendon: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bendon workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 0% 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.
The distance from Bendon to work
About 32% 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.
Bendon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Green Lake Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bendon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendon | – | — | — | 34 min | $69,750 |
| Green Lake Township | 8% | B | C− | 24 min | $92,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bendon’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 Bendon: questions
What is the median household income in Bendon?
$69,750 (±$7,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bendon?
15.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bendon?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bendon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (19%, 14 mi), Garfield Township (10%, 12 mi), Green Lake Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bendon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bendon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bendon
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.