Gardner House · Photo: Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0Chandler Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Chandler Township itself; outside it, Petoskey draws the most (19%, 12 miles). 24 jobs are based in Chandler Township, and 118 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Chandler Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Chandler Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Chandler Township goes to work
Where Chandler Township clocks in
19% 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.
The kinds of work in Chandler Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chandler Township, 2011 → 2021: 7 → 24. 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 Chandler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Chandler Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chandler Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chandler Township
About 20% 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.
Next door to Chandler Township
The biggest share goes to Melrose Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chandler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $77,614 |
| Hudson Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Melrose Township | 4% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $97,059 |
| Springvale Township | under 3% | B | D | 26 min | $102,083 |
| Wilmot Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hudson Township and Wilmot Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chandler 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 Chandler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chandler Township?
$77,614 (±$24,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chandler Township?
11.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chandler Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chandler Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (19%, 12 mi), Boyne City (11%, 12 mi), Boyne Valley Township (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Chandler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chandler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chandler 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.