With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Cornell Township works elsewhere
There are 38 jobs in Cornell Township, against 202 working residents. Hardly any stay in Cornell Township for work; outside it, Escanaba is the main destination (35%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cornell Township at work: what stands out
Cornell Township and Escanaba trade workers both ways
Escanaba is the top workplace for Cornell Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Cornell Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Cornell Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Cornell Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cornell Township has about 400 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Cornell Township commutes to
Where Cornell Township clocks in
35% of workers
9% 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.
Cornell Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Cornell Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
A place that makes things: 92% of Cornell Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cornell Township, 2011 → 2021: 34 → 38. 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 Cornell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Cornell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cornell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cornell Township
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.
Work next door: 10% of Cornell Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Escanaba Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cornell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $57,813 |
| Baldwin Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Escanaba Township | 5% | B | C+ | 25 min | $81,250 |
| Harris Township | 2% | D | C | 26 min | $55,104 |
| Wells Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Baldwin Township and Wells Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cornell 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 Cornell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cornell Township?
$57,813 (±$12,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cornell Township?
9.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cornell Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cornell Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Escanaba (35%, 16 mi), Gladstone (9%, 14 mi), Wells Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Cornell Township 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 Cornell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cornell 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.