Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0At 2.2%, unemployment in Escanaba Township is lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. The two grades for Escanaba Township are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 8% work in Escanaba Township; the top destination outside it is Escanaba (38%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Escanaba Township
Escanaba Township makes and builds things
90% of the jobs based in Escanaba Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Escanaba Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Escanaba Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
90% of the jobs based in Escanaba Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 50% of the jobs Escanaba Township residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Escanaba Township. The jobs ↓
Escanaba Township and Escanaba trade workers both ways
Escanaba is the top workplace for Escanaba Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Escanaba Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Escanaba Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Most Escanaba Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Escanaba Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Escanaba Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #282 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Escanaba Township’s grade up (4.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Escanaba Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Escanaba Township makes things: 90% of its jobs are in goods
853 jobs are based in Escanaba Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Escanaba Township, 2011 → 2021: 83 → 853. 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 Escanaba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Escanaba Township to work: where people go
Where Escanaba Township clocks in
38% 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.
How long Escanaba 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 Escanaba Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,426 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.
Escanaba Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Who works in Escanaba Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,026 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 766 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 commute in Escanaba Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Escanaba Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #310 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,443 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Escanaba Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Escanaba Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,515th of 4,355: where Escanaba Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,513 | Lincoln Township IN | 2,847 | $67K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 22% | B |
| 1,514 | Oil Township IN | 2,751 | $93K | 1.6% | 3.3% | 9% | B |
| 1,515 | Escanaba Township MI | 3,552 | $81K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 8% | B |
| 1,516 | Shenango Township PA | 3,431 | $70K | 10.9% | 2.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,517 | Connoquenessing Township PA | 4,151 | $85K | 10.2% | 3.2% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Escanaba Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 21% of Escanaba Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gladstone (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Escanaba Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba Township | – | B | C+ | 25 min | $81,250 |
| Gladstone | 9% | C− | A− | 18 min | $54,970 |
| Cornell Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wells Township | 8% | C+ | D | 15 min | $72,039 |
| Brampton Township | under 1% | C | D | 22 min | $80,313 |
| Harris Township | 3% | D | C | 26 min | $55,104 |
| Bark River Township | 1% | C | C− | 22 min | $69,375 |
| Baldwin Township | under 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cornell Township and Baldwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Escanaba 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 Escanaba Township: questions
What is the median household income in Escanaba Township?
$81,250 (±$18,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Escanaba Township?
4.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Escanaba Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Escanaba Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Escanaba (38%, 8 mi), Gladstone (9%, 7 mi), Wells Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Escanaba Township walkable?
Escanaba Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Escanaba Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Escanaba Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Escanaba 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.