Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0How Bergland Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% stay in Bergland Township for work; outside it, Ontonagon Township is the main destination (21%, 24 miles). The average commute takes 20 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). There are 70 jobs in Bergland Township, against 107 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bergland Township
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Bergland Township work
Where Bergland Township clocks in
21% 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.
What Bergland Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bergland Township, 2011 → 2021: 114 → 70. 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 Bergland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Bergland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bergland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bergland Township
About 37% 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.
Next door to Bergland Township
The biggest share goes to Carp Lake Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bergland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergland Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $45,132 |
| Carp Lake Township | 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Matchwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Wakefield Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Marenisco Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carp Lake Township, Matchwood Township, Wakefield Township and Marenisco Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bergland 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 Bergland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bergland Township?
$45,132 (±$12,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bergland Township?
22.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bergland Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bergland Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ontonagon Township (21%, 24 mi), McMillan Township (12%, 18 mi), Watersmeet Township (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bergland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bergland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bergland 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.