Case Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. Case Township has 146 jobs for 313 working residents. Only 3% stay in Case Township for work; outside it, Rogers City is the main destination (14%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Case Township
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Case 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.
Where Case Township goes to work
Where Case Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
68% of the jobs in Case Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Case Township, 2011 → 2021: 27 → 146. 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 Case Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Case Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Case Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 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 far it is to work from Case Township
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Case Township
The biggest share goes to Allis Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Case Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $55,500 |
| Allis Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Ocqueoc Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bismarck Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Montmorency Township | under 2% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,614 |
Same-state neighbors only. Allis Township, Ocqueoc Township and Bismarck Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Case 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 Case Township: questions
What is the median household income in Case Township?
$55,500 (±$6,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Case Township?
18.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Case Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Case Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rogers City (14%, 16 mi), Onaway (9%, 9 mi), Alpena (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Case Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Case Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Case 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.