M-28-Tahquamenon River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Chippewa Township works elsewhere
Chippewa Township has 22 jobs, against 52 working residents. Only 4% work in Chippewa Township; the top destination outside it is Sault Ste. Marie (23%, 31 miles). Home is the office for 33% 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
How many people are in Chippewa Township by day
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Chippewa Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
Commuting out of Chippewa Township: the destinations
Where Chippewa Township clocks in
23% of workers
15% 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.
Goods, not services: 45% of the jobs in Chippewa Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Township, 2011 → 2021: 14 → 22. 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 Chippewa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Chippewa Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chippewa Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 commuters (the 33% 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.
Chippewa Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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.
The towns next door employ 25% of Chippewa Township
The biggest share goes to Bay Mills Township (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $51,429 |
| Kinross Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 22 min | $61,250 |
| Hulbert Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Superior Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 19 min | $72,750 |
| Whitefish Township | 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Trout Lake Township | 4% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Bay Mills Township | 15% | D | C+ | 19 min | $60,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hulbert Township, Whitefish Township and Trout Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chippewa 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 Chippewa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa Township?
$51,429 (±$10,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Township?
12.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sault Ste. Marie (23%, 31 mi), Bay Mills Township (15%, 12 mi), Whitefish Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Chippewa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chippewa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa 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.