With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Ensign Township works elsewhere
Ensign Township has 69 jobs, against 228 working residents. Only 3% work in Ensign Township; the top destination outside it is Escanaba (21%, 14 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Ensign Township in brief
Ensign Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Ensign Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. 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 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Ensign Township
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Ensign Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 it is to work from Ensign Township
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 places Ensign Township commutes to
Where Ensign Township clocks in
21% 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.
The kinds of work in Ensign Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ensign Township, 2011 → 2021: 9 → 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 Ensign Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Ensign Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ensign Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 commuters (the 7% 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 towns next door employ 18% of Ensign Township
The biggest share goes to Masonville Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ensign Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $70,769 |
| Bay de Noc Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Nahma Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Masonville Township | 9% | C | C+ | 22 min | $78,984 |
| Brampton Township | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $80,313 |
| Gladstone | 9% | C− | A− | 18 min | $54,970 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bay de Noc Township and Nahma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ensign 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 Ensign Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ensign Township?
$70,769 (±$13,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ensign Township?
12.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ensign Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ensign Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Escanaba (21%, 14 mi), Gladstone (9%, 8 mi), Masonville Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Ensign Township 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 Ensign Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ensign 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.