Most of Bismarck Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan. Employers in Bismarck Township report 15 jobs, and 113 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bismarck Township for work; outside it, Rogers City is the main destination (26%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Bismarck Township by day
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Bismarck Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Bismarck Township’s residents
Where Bismarck Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Bismarck Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bismarck Township, 2011 → 2021: 18 → 15. 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 Bismarck Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bismarck Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bismarck Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 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.
Bismarck Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% 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.
How Bismarck Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Moltke Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bismarck Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $55,875 |
| Belknap Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Metz Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Moltke Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Case Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Montmorency Township | under 2% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,614 |
Same-state neighbors only. Belknap Township, Metz Township, Moltke Township and Case Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bismarck 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 Bismarck Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bismarck Township?
$55,875 (±$9,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bismarck Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bismarck Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bismarck Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rogers City (26%, 12 mi), Alpena Township (7%, 29 mi), Alpena (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bismarck Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bismarck Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bismarck 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.