Elmer Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Elmer Township has 33 jobs for 247 working residents. Hardly any stay in Elmer Township for work; outside it, Marlette is the main destination (19%, 9 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Elmer Township: the figures worth knowing
Elmer Township is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Elmer Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Elmer Township has about 500 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Elmer Township and Marlette trade workers both ways
Marlette is the top workplace for Elmer Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Elmer Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Elmer Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Elmer Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Elmer Township ends
Where Elmer Township clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Elmer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmer Township, 2011 → 2021: 45 → 33. 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 Elmer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Elmer Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmer Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 18% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Elmer Township
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Elmer Township
The biggest share goes to Marlette Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $60,909 |
| Marlette Township | 6% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Watertown Township | 2% | B− | C− | 25 min | $72,750 |
| Moore Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 22 min | $48,750 |
| Flynn Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marlette Township and Flynn Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elmer 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 Elmer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elmer Township?
$60,909 (±$13,935) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmer Township?
20.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmer Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marlette (19%, 9 mi), Sandusky (10%, 5 mi), Marlette Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Elmer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elmer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmer 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.