Upper Twin Falls Bridge · Public domainBreitung Township has lower unemployment (3.0%) than 70% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn Breitung Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. About one in ten work in Breitung Township; the top destination outside it is Iron Mountain (38%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Breitung Township: the gist
Jobs in Breitung Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Breitung Township went from 515 in 2011 to 1,596 in 2021, +210%. The jobs ↓
Much of Breitung Township works one town over
57% of working residents work in a town that borders Breitung Township: Iron Mountain (38%), Kingsford (15%) and Florence (2%). Next door ↓
Breitung Township makes and builds things
66% of the jobs based in Breitung Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Breitung Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Most Breitung Township residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Breitung Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Breitung Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Breitung Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #416 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Breitung Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Breitung Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Breitung Township works in goods: 66% of its jobs
1,596 jobs are based in Breitung Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Breitung Township, 2011 → 2021: 515 → 1,596. 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 Breitung Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Breitung Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Time on the road from Breitung Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Breitung Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,462 commuters (the 10% 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.
In and out of Breitung Township on a workday
On a workday 2,229 residents head out to work, 228 work right here, and 1,368 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Breitung Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
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.
The places Breitung Township commutes to
Where Breitung Township clocks in
38% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
Getting around Breitung Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Breitung Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #415 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,723 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.2% of Breitung Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Breitung Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,963rd of 3,432: where Breitung Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,961 | Porter IN | 5,167 | $75K | 10.5% | 6.5% | 8% | B− |
| 1,962 | Waveland MS | 7,042 | $69K | 10.8% | 3.4% | 8% | B− |
| 1,963 | Breitung Township MI | 5,857 | $72K | 8.7% | 3.0% | 9% | B− |
| 1,964 | Peach Bottom Township PA | 5,108 | $85K | 2.9% | 7.8% | 6% | B− |
| 1,965 | Butler Township PA | 5,105 | $80K | 10.8% | 3.8% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Breitung Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 57% of Breitung Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Breitung Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breitung Township | – | B− | C | 16 min | $72,343 |
| Iron Mountain | 38% | C | A | 16 min | $59,405 |
| Kingsford | 15% | C | B+ | 13 min | $61,635 |
| Norway Township | under 1% | C+ | C | 21 min | $90,750 |
| Sagola Township | under 1% | B− | C− | 26 min | $78,333 |
| Mastodon Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mastodon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Iron Mountain. Darker towns draw more of Breitung 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 Breitung Township: questions
What is the median household income in Breitung Township?
$72,343 (±$3,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Breitung Township?
8.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Breitung Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Breitung Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (38%, 4 mi), Kingsford (15%, 6 mi), Norway (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Breitung Township walkable?
Breitung Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Breitung Township without a car?
<1% 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 Breitung Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Breitung 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.