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There are 235 jobs in Detour Township, against 176 working residents. About one in seven work in Detour Township; the top destination outside it is Sault Ste. Marie (20%, 37 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work 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
The daily commute in and out of Detour Township
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).
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 Detour Township goes to work
Where Detour Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Detour Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Detour Township, 2011 → 2021: 128 → 235. 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 Detour Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Detour Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Detour Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Detour Township
About 33% 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 is work for 15% of Detour Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Detour Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detour Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $55,463 |
| Raber Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Drummond Township | 15% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 2% | C− | B | 17 min | $70,859 |
Same-state neighbors only. Raber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Drummond Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Drummond Township. Darker towns draw more of Detour 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 Detour Township: questions
What is the median household income in Detour Township?
$55,463 (±$17,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Detour Township?
8.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Detour Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Detour Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sault Ste. Marie (20%, 37 mi), Drummond Township (15%, 19 mi), Rogers City (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Detour Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Detour Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Detour 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.