Joseph Bowers House · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Hematite Township draws 168 commuters a day, with 2.4 jobs for every working resident
Hematite Township has 170 jobs, against 71 working residents. Only 3% stay in Hematite Township for work; outside it, Iron River is the main destination (28%, 18 miles). Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hematite Township
On a workday 69 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 370 people are in Hematite Township on a workday afternoon, 36% more 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.
Who travels to work in Hematite Township, and from where
Where Hematite Township clocks in
28% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 75% of the jobs in Hematite Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hematite Township, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 170. 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 Hematite Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Hematite Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hematite Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 26% 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 Hematite Township works
About 30% 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 towns around Hematite Township
The biggest share goes to Crystal Falls Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hematite Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hematite Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $40,972 |
| Bates Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Crystal Falls Township | 4% | D | C | 28 min | $57,986 |
| Covington Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bates Township and Covington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hematite 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 Hematite Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hematite Township?
$40,972 (±$2,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hematite Township?
15.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hematite Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hematite Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron River (28%, 18 mi), Crystal Falls (15%, 19 mi), Kingsford (6%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Hematite Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hematite Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hematite 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.