Sturgeon Point Light Station · Photo: Notorious4life (Uploads) · CC0Most of Haynes Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm. Haynes Township has 12 jobs, against 186 working residents. Hardly any work in Haynes Township itself; outside it, Alpena draws the most (11%, 25 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 Haynes Township
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Haynes Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The towns that employ Haynes Township’s residents
Where Haynes Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Haynes Township: what the 12 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haynes Township, 2011 → 2021: 24 → 12. 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 Haynes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Haynes Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haynes Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Haynes Township to work
About 39% 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.
Work in the towns next to Haynes Township
The biggest share goes to Harrisville Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haynes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haynes Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $54,315 |
| Harrisville Township | 8% | D | B+ | 17 min | $53,958 |
| Alcona Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Hawes Township | under 2% | C− | C | 27 min | $67,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Alcona Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Haynes 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 Haynes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Haynes Township?
$54,315 (±$4,659) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haynes Township?
9.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haynes Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haynes Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (11%, 25 mi), Alpena Township (8%, 26 mi), Harrisville Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Haynes 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 Haynes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haynes 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.