Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse · Photo: Cliff Kinney, B.pub at en.wikipedia · Public domainGore Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Gore Township report 5 jobs for 69 working residents. Hardly any work in Gore Township; the top destination outside it is Harbor Beach (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gore Township
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Gore Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Gore Township goes to work
Where Gore Township clocks in
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Gore Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gore Township, 2011 → 2021: 13 → 5. 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 Gore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Gore Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gore Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Gore Township works
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.
Gore Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $58,438 |
| Rubicon Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Port Hope | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Huron Township | 12% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rubicon Township, Port Hope and Huron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huron Township. Darker towns draw more of Gore 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 Gore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gore Township?
$58,438 (±$7,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gore Township?
13.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gore Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gore Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harbor Beach (13%, 9 mi), Huron Township (12%, 5 mi), Bad Axe (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Gore Township without a car?
0% 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 Gore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gore 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.