Doyle Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
98 jobs are based in Doyle Township, and 199 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Doyle Township itself; outside it, Manistique draws the most (28%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Doyle Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Doyle Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Out of Doyle Township to work: where people go
Where Doyle Township clocks in
6% 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.
In Doyle Township, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Doyle Township, 2011 → 2021: 49 → 98. 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 Doyle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Doyle Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Doyle Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 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.
The distance from Doyle Township to work
About 37% 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.
12% of Doyle Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Mueller Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Doyle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $62,632 |
| Germfask Township | 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Manistique Township | 3% | D | D− | 16 min | $52,639 |
| Mueller Township | 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Seney Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Germfask Township, Mueller Township and Seney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Doyle 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 Doyle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Doyle Township?
$62,632 (±$7,866) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Doyle Township?
22.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Doyle Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Doyle Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistique (28%, 18 mi), Escanaba (6%, 58 mi), Mueller Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Doyle 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 Doyle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Doyle 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.