Jobs and earnings in Burt Township, and the trip to work
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Burt Township for work; outside it, Petoskey is the main destination (12%, 18 miles). Employers in Burt Township report 129 jobs for 223 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Burt Township: the figures worth knowing
How far Burt Township goes to work
About 37% 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 many people are in Burt Township by day
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Burt Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Out of Burt Township to work: where people go
Where Burt Township clocks in
12% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Burt Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burt Township, 2011 → 2021: 130 → 129. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Burt Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burt Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 12% 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.
Around Burt Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Tuscarora Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $77,188 |
| Munro Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Tuscarora Township | 9% | C+ | D | 28 min | $66,042 |
| Indian River | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mullett Township | under 2% | B− | C | 33 min | $82,500 |
| Maple River Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 23 min | $72,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Munro Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Indian River: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burt 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 Burt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burt Township?
$77,188 (±$37,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burt Township?
13.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burt Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burt Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (12%, 18 mi), Tuscarora Township (9%, 7 mi), Bear Creek Township (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Burt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burt 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.