Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Eastport works elsewhere
Employers in Eastport report 20 jobs for 60 working residents. Hardly any work in Eastport; the top destination outside it is Banks Township (15%, 5 miles). 32% of workers work from home (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Eastport on a workday
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Eastport on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
The places Eastport commutes to
Where Eastport clocks in
7% 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 Eastport
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eastport, 2011 → 2021: 123 → 20. 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 Eastport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Eastport
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eastport workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 32% 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.
How far Eastport’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Eastport and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eastport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastport | – | — | — | 26 min | $55,761 |
| Banks Township | 15% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $71,326 |
| Central Lake Township | 3% | C | B− | 27 min | $69,891 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Banks Township. Darker towns draw more of Eastport’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 Eastport: questions
What is the median household income in Eastport?
$55,761 (±$16,722) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eastport?
14.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eastport?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eastport work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Banks Township (15%, 5 mi), East Jordan (8%, 11 mi), Charlevoix (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Eastport 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 Eastport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eastport
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.