Photo: Trimalchio · CC BY-SA 4.0Fairbanks Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
23% of workers have no commute at all (Michigan 14%). There are 8 jobs in Fairbanks Township; 92 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 35 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Fairbanks Township
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Fairbanks Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
10% of working residents work in Escanaba
Where Fairbanks Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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 Fairbanks Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairbanks Township, 2011 → 2021: 13 → 8. 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 Fairbanks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Fairbanks Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairbanks Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 23% 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.
How many miles Fairbanks Township commutes
About 44% 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.
10% of Fairbanks Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Garden Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairbanks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $48,393 |
| Garden Township | 7% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Nahma Township | 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garden 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 Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairbanks Township?
$48,393 (±$7,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairbanks Township?
15.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairbanks Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairbanks Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Escanaba (10%, 21 mi), Manistique (7%, 32 mi), Garden Township (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairbanks 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.