Most of Hubbell commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Hubbell; the top destination outside it is Calumet Township (20%, 6 miles). 86 jobs are based in Hubbell; 332 of its residents have a job. 1% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hubbell
Most Hubbell residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Hubbell and Calumet Township trade workers both ways
Calumet Township is the top workplace for Hubbell residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Hubbell come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hubbell is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Hubbell, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hubbell has about 640 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 332 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hubbell
About 19% 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 Hubbell’s working residents head each day
Where Hubbell clocks in
20% of workers
17% of workers
16% 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.
Hubbell quiets down on a workday
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Hubbell on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Most jobs in Hubbell are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hubbell, 2011 → 2021: 98 → 86. 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 Hubbell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Hubbell, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hubbell workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 424 commuters (the 1% 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.
Hubbell and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Schoolcraft Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hubbell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbell | – | — | — | 19 min | $53,333 |
| Schoolcraft Township | 6% | D | B | 18 min | $55,327 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hubbell’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 Hubbell: questions
What is the median household income in Hubbell?
$53,333 (±$20,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hubbell?
4.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hubbell?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hubbell work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calumet Township (20%, 6 mi), Houghton (17%, 8 mi), Hancock (16%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Hubbell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hubbell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hubbell
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.