There are 2.0 jobs in Copper Harbor for every working resident, and 87 people commute in
There are 89 jobs in Copper Harbor, and 45 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Copper Harbor; the top destination outside it is Calumet Township (24%, 31 miles). 30% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Copper Harbor for work, and who comes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 210 people are in Copper Harbor on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 people who work in Copper Harbor live
Where Copper Harbor clocks in
24% of workers
20% 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 jobs make up 44% of work in Copper Harbor
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 Copper Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Copper Harbor: about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Copper Harbor workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 30% 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 Copper Harbor goes to work
About 22% 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.
Copper Harbor and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copper Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Harbor | – | — | — | 9 min | $67,188 |
| Eagle Harbor Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Harbor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Copper Harbor’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 Copper Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Copper Harbor?
$67,188 (±$41,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copper Harbor?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Copper Harbor?
9 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Copper Harbor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calumet Township (24%, 31 mi), Hancock (20%, 41 mi), Houghton Township (9%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Copper Harbor 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 Copper Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copper Harbor
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.