Conway has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
23 jobs are based in Conway, and 138 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Conway itself; outside it, Petoskey draws the most (35%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Conway on a workday afternoon
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Conway on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 the trip to work from Conway ends
Where Conway clocks in
35% of workers
14% 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.
Conway works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conway, 2011 → 2021: 7 → 23. 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 Conway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Conway: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conway workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 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.
How far Conway goes to work
About 17% 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.
Conway and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Little Traverse Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | – | — | — | 14 min | $77,000 |
| Little Traverse Township | 4% | B+ | C | 18 min | $88,368 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Conway’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 Conway: questions
What is the median household income in Conway?
$77,000 (±$23,457) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conway?
9.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conway?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conway work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (35%, 5 mi), Bear Creek Township (14%, 4 mi), Traverse City (4%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Conway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conway
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.