Holmes Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 8 jobs in Holmes Township, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Holmes Township; the top destination outside it is Marinette (18%, 31 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Holmes Township by day and by night
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Holmes Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Holmes Township goes to work
Where Holmes Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
In Holmes Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holmes Township, 2011 → 2021: 12 → 8. 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 Holmes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Holmes Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holmes Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
How many miles Holmes Township commutes
About 23% 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 Holmes Township
The biggest share goes to Nadeau Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holmes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $56,250 |
| Nadeau Township | 4% | D | C | 33 min | $54,500 |
| Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Faithorn Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Daggett Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township, Faithorn Township and Daggett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holmes 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 Holmes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Holmes Township?
$56,250 (±$22,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holmes Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holmes Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holmes Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marinette (18%, 31 mi), Menominee (11%, 28 mi), Stephenson (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Holmes 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 Holmes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holmes 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.