Enterprise Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Enterprise Township has 34 jobs; 61 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Enterprise Township itself; outside it, Cadillac draws the most (10%, 27 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, 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
A workday in Enterprise Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Enterprise Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Enterprise Township goes to work
Where Enterprise 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.
Enterprise Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enterprise Township, 2011 → 2021: 20 → 34. 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 Enterprise Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Enterprise Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enterprise Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 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 commute from Enterprise Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
How Enterprise Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enterprise Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $47,000 |
| Lake Township | under 4% | C− | C− | 40 min | $63,295 |
| West Branch Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Butterfield Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Norwich Township | under 4% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Lyon Township | under 4% | C | C | 23 min | $68,472 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Branch Township, Butterfield Township and Norwich Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Enterprise 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 Enterprise Township: questions
What is the median household income in Enterprise Township?
$47,000 (±$18,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enterprise Township?
45.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enterprise Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enterprise Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (10%, 27 mi), Traverse City (10%, 42 mi), Forest Township (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Enterprise Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enterprise Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enterprise 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.