Waugoshance Light Station · Photo: Ddieffen · CC BY-SA 4.0Bliss Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 26 jobs are based in Bliss Township for 176 working residents. Only 3% work in Bliss Township; the top destination outside it is Mackinaw Township (14%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Bliss Township
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Bliss 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.
Out of Bliss Township to work: where people go
Where Bliss Township clocks in
9% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bliss Township, 2011 → 2021: 6 → 26. 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 Bliss Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bliss Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bliss Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bliss Township
About 24% 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.
Bliss Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bliss Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $78,750 |
| Carp Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cross Village Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carp Lake Township, Cross Village Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bliss 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 Bliss Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bliss Township?
$78,750 (±$19,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bliss Township?
9.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bliss Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bliss Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mackinaw Township (14%, 11 mi), Cheboygan (9%, 22 mi), Wawatam Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Bliss Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bliss Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bliss 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.