With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Duncan Township works elsewhere
Employers in Duncan Township report 7 jobs for 90 working residents. Hardly any work in Duncan Township; the top destination outside it is Houghton (26%, 42 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Duncan Township on a workday
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Duncan Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Duncan Township: the destinations
Where Duncan Township clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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.
What Duncan Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duncan Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 7. 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 Duncan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Duncan Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Duncan Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Duncan Township works
About 38% 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.
The towns around Duncan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duncan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $47,188 |
| Laird Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Covington Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Interior Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Iron River Township | under 3% | D | C | 23 min | $55,655 |
| Bates Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Laird Township, Covington Township, Interior Township and Bates Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Duncan 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 Duncan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Duncan Township?
$47,188 (±$11,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Duncan Township?
22.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Duncan Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Duncan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houghton (26%, 42 mi), Portage Township (10%, 32 mi), Hancock (8%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Duncan Township 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 Duncan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duncan 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.