Photo: Phoenix-Five · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Grant Township
Only 5% stay in Grant Township for work; outside it, Calumet Township is the main destination (27%, 29 miles). Home is the office for 39% of workers, against 14% across Michigan. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Grant Township
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Grant Township’s workforce comes from
Where Grant Township clocks in
27% of workers
19% of workers
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.
Making and building: 34% of jobs based in Grant Township
115 jobs are based in Grant Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Township, 2011 → 2021: 9 → 115. 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 Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Grant Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 39% 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.
Grant Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Grant Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $85,000 |
| Eagle Harbor Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Harbor Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grant 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 Grant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grant Township?
$85,000 (±$20,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
7.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calumet Township (27%, 29 mi), Hancock (19%, 39 mi), Houghton (10%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Grant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grant 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.