Work and commuting in Breen Township
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers; Michigan has 14%. Only 4% work in Breen Township itself; outside it, Iron Mountain draws the most (33%, 20 miles). The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Breen Township
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Breen Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
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 Breen Township’s working residents head each day
Where Breen Township clocks in
33% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 98% of the jobs in Breen Township
244 jobs are based in Breen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Breen Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 244. 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 Breen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Breen Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Breen Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 2% 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.
Half of Breen Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 15% 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 Breen Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Breen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breen Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $65,000 |
| Felch Township | 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Waucedah Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Spalding Township | under 2% | C− | C | 36 min | $63,333 |
| West Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Wells Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Meyer Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Felch Township, Waucedah Township, West Branch Township and Wells Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Meyer Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Felch Township. Darker towns draw more of Breen 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 Breen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Breen Township?
$65,000 (±$24,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Breen Township?
7.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Breen Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Breen Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (33%, 20 mi), Kingsford (9%, 23 mi), Norway (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Breen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Breen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Breen 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.