Burt has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Burt report 18 jobs, against 451 working residents. Hardly any work in Burt itself; outside it, Saginaw draws the most (13%, 13 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Burt, in brief
Burt is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Burt, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burt has about 910 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Burt workers work from home
Only 3% 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 451 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Burt
On a workday 448 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Burt on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Burt’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burt workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 483 commuters (the 3% 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 people from Burt work
Where Burt clocks in
13% 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.
Burt makes things: 78% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burt, 2011 → 2021: 20 → 18. 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 Burt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Burt
About 22% 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.
Burt and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt | – | — | — | 28 min | $90,156 |
| Montrose Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 28 min | $76,338 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burt’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 Burt: questions
What is the median household income in Burt?
$90,156 (±$27,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burt?
2.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burt?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burt work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saginaw (13%, 13 mi), Birch Run Township (10%, 8 mi), Saginaw Township (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Burt without a car?
0% 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 Burt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burt
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.