Most of Dwight Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Employers in Dwight Township report 69 jobs, against 253 working residents. Only 2% work in Dwight Township itself; outside it, Bad Axe draws the most (21%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dwight Township: the figures worth knowing
Dwight Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Dwight Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dwight Township has about 500 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Dwight Township
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Dwight Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
How far Dwight Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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 that employ Dwight Township’s residents
Where Dwight Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Services make up most of the work in Dwight Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dwight Township, 2011 → 2021: 210 → 69. 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 Dwight Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Dwight Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dwight Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 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.
Around Dwight Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hume Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dwight Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $47,917 |
| Hume Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Huron Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Port Austin Township | under 2% | D | B | 24 min | $53,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hume Township, Lincoln Township and Huron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dwight 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 Dwight Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dwight Township?
$47,917 (±$8,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dwight Township?
15.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dwight Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dwight Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (21%, 13 mi), Winsor Township (11%, 21 mi), Colfax Township (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Dwight 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 Dwight Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dwight 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.