Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Elm River Township earns its living
Elm River Township has 53 jobs, and 75 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Elm River Township; the top destination outside it is Houghton (23%, 20 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elm River Township by day and by night
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Elm River Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Elm River Township to work: where people go
Where Elm River Township clocks in
23% of workers
16% of workers
9% 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 Elm River Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm River Township, 2011 → 2021: 83 → 53. 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 Elm River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Elm River Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elm River Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 9% 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 Elm River Township to work
About 21% 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.
18% of Elm River Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Portage Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm River Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $78,929 |
| Laird Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bohemia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Portage Township | 9% | C+ | B+ | 15 min | $66,652 |
| Stanton Township | 4% | C+ | D | 31 min | $85,800 |
| Adams Township | 5% | C− | C+ | 22 min | $63,914 |
Same-state neighbors only. Laird Township and Bohemia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm River 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 Elm River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elm River Township?
$78,929 (±$10,893) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elm River Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elm River Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elm River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houghton (23%, 20 mi), Hancock (16%, 20 mi), Baraga Township (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Elm River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elm River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm River 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.