Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Horton Bay commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Horton Bay; the top destination outside it is Boyne City (18%, 6 miles). There are 21 jobs in Horton Bay for 177 working residents. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Horton Bay: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Horton Bay on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Horton Bay’s working residents head each day
Where Horton Bay clocks in
11% 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.
29% of the jobs in Horton Bay make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Horton Bay, 2011 → 2021: 11 → 21. 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 Horton Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Horton Bay
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horton Bay workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 18% 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 far it is to work from Horton Bay
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.
Around Horton Bay: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Horton Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Bay | – | — | — | 20 min | $69,926 |
| Hayes Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $82,083 |
| Evangeline Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Evangeline Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Horton Bay’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 Horton Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Horton Bay?
$69,926 (±$13,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Horton Bay?
10.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horton Bay?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horton Bay work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Boyne City (18%, 6 mi), Petoskey (11%, 8 mi), Bear Creek Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Horton Bay without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horton Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horton Bay
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.