Most of Greenland Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Greenland Township report 37 jobs, and 216 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Greenland Township; the top destination outside it is Ontonagon Township (18%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Greenland Township
Greenland Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Greenland Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenland Township has about 450 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greenland Township and Ontonagon Township trade workers both ways
Ontonagon Township is the top workplace for Greenland Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Greenland Township come from (41% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Greenland Township by day
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Greenland Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Greenland Township’s working residents head each day
Where Greenland Township clocks in
18% 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 far Greenland Township goes to work
About 36% 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.
The kinds of work in Greenland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenland Township, 2011 → 2021: 30 → 37. 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 Greenland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 commuters (the 13% 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.
24% of Greenland Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $64,286 |
| Bohemia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ontonagon Township | 18% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $59,135 |
| Rockland Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stannard Township | 6% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bohemia Township, Rockland Township and Stannard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ontonagon Township. Darker towns draw more of Greenland 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 Greenland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenland Township?
$64,286 (±$6,977) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenland Township?
6.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenland Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenland Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ontonagon Township (18%, 10 mi), McMillan Township (7%, 24 mi), Watersmeet Township (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Greenland 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 Greenland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenland 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.