Boon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. There are 40 jobs in Boon Township, and 229 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Boon Township itself; outside it, Cadillac draws the most (14%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Boon Township: the gist
Boon Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Boon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Boon Township has about 480 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Boon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Boon Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Boon Township
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Boon 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.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Boon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where the trip to work from Boon Township ends
Where Boon Township clocks in
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.
83% of the jobs in Boon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boon Township, 2011 → 2021: 41 → 40. 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 Boon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Boon Township
About 21% 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.
Boon Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boon Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $47,212 |
| Slagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Selma Township | under 2% | C− | D | 26 min | $65,217 |
| Henderson Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Antioch Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Slagle Township, Henderson Township and Antioch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boon 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 Boon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boon Township?
$47,212 (±$18,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boon Township?
19.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boon Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boon Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (14%, 11 mi), Garfield Township (10%, 30 mi), Traverse City (8%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Boon Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boon 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.