Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0Most of Champion Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Champion Township has 4 jobs; 68 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Champion Township; the top destination outside it is Marquette (22%, 22 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Champion Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Champion Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Champion Township’s working residents head each day
Where Champion Township clocks in
22% of workers
21% 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.
In Champion Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Champion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Champion Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Champion Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Champion Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
Champion Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ishpeming Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Champion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $56,250 |
| Michigamme Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Ishpeming Township | 3% | B− | C | 21 min | $94,271 |
| Ely Township | under 2% | B | C− | 31 min | $100,104 |
| Powell Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Humboldt Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Michigamme Township, Powell Township and Humboldt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Champion 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 Champion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Champion Township?
$56,250 (±$40,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Champion Township?
19.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Champion Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Champion Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marquette (22%, 22 mi), Ishpeming (21%, 14 mi), Iron Mountain (7%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Champion 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 Champion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Champion 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.