Elkton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). There are 68 jobs in Elkton, against 351 working residents. Only 2% stay in Elkton for work; outside it, Winsor Township is the main destination (16%, 6 miles). <1% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Elkton stands out on work
Elkton is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Elkton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elkton has about 490 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Elkton workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Elkton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 343 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Elkton on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 daily trip from Elkton: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkton workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 commuters (the <1% 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 the trip to work from Elkton ends
Where Elkton 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.
What Elkton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkton, 2011 → 2021: 151 → 68. 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 Elkton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Elkton to work
About 23% 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.
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 Elkton: questions
What is the median household income in Elkton?
$48,654 (±$7,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkton?
23.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winsor Township (16%, 6 mi), Bad Axe (13%, 9 mi), Colfax Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Elkton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elkton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkton
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.