Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Hubbard Lake commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Hubbard Lake itself; outside it, Alpena draws the most (21%, 18 miles). Employers in Hubbard Lake report 9 jobs, and 210 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 56 minutes each way, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hubbard Lake apart on work
Hubbard Lake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 56 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 429 hours of commuting, 245 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hubbard Lake is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Hubbard Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% 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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Hubbard Lake: about 56 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hubbard Lake workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 218 commuters (the 10% 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 daily flow of workers through Hubbard Lake
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Hubbard Lake on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 in the region Hubbard Lake works
About 40% 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.
Where Hubbard Lake’s working residents head each day
Where Hubbard Lake clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Hubbard Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hubbard Lake, 2011 → 2021: 26 → 9. 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 Hubbard Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Hubbard Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Hubbard Lake?
$70,568 (±$10,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hubbard Lake?
7.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hubbard Lake?
56 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hubbard Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (21%, 18 mi), Alpena Township (10%, 20 mi), Gustin Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Hubbard Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hubbard Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hubbard Lake
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.