With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Burleigh Township works elsewhere
91 jobs are based in Burleigh Township for 236 working residents. Only 3% stay in Burleigh Township for work; outside it, Tawas City is the main destination (7%, 16 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Burleigh Township, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Burleigh Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Burleigh Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Burleigh Township’s workers travel
About 40% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burleigh Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 233 commuters (the 4% 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.
How many people are in Burleigh Township by day
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Burleigh Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 places Burleigh Township commutes to
Where Burleigh Township clocks in
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.
What Burleigh Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burleigh Township, 2011 → 2021: 133 → 91. 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 Burleigh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Burleigh Township
The biggest share goes to Sherman Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burleigh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $53,393 |
| Reno Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Sherman Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mason Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reno Township, Sherman Township and Mason Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Richland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burleigh 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 Burleigh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burleigh Township?
$53,393 (±$13,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burleigh Township?
16.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burleigh Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burleigh Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tawas City (7%, 16 mi), Plainfield Township (6%, 15 mi), West Branch (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Burleigh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burleigh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burleigh 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.