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Jobs & commute in Hudson Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hudson Township works elsewhere

For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%). There are 7 jobs in Hudson Township, against 64 working residents. Hardly any work in Hudson Township itself; outside it, Sault Ste. Marie draws the most (17%, 49 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Hudson Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

64live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday140
200live here− 64head out to work+ 7come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Hudson Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Hudson Township commutes to

St. Ignace: 7 residents work here (11%)Manistique: 1 residents work here (2%)Rogers City: 2 residents work here (3%)Sault Ste. Marie: 11 residents work here (17%)Mackinaw Township: 2 residents work here (3%)St. James TownshipMcMillan Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Pentland Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Clark Township: 11 residents work here (17%)Garfield Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Hendricks TownshipHudson TownshipSt. Ignace TownshipSugar Island Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Portage TownshipSault Ste. MarieClark TownshipSt. IgnaceMcMillan TownshipGarfield TownshipSugar Island TownshipHudson Township
1
Sault Ste. Marie49.4 mi away
17%11
2
Clark Township47.1 mi away
17%11
3
St. Ignace33.6 mi away
11%7
4
McMillan Township25.8 mi away
6%4
55%3
65%3
7
Rogers City88.9 mi away
3%2
8
Mackinaw Township41.3 mi away
3%2
9
Pentland Township10.4 mi away
3%2
10
Manistique47.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%18
The top trips

Where Hudson Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

What Hudson Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Hudson TownshipJobs Hudson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities43%14%
Services: health, schools, offices57%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less57%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%56%

Who does it

29 or younger29%14%
30 to 5414%66%
55 and older57%20%
−59%

Jobs based in Hudson Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 7. 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 Hudson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Hudson Township: about 44 minutes

A year of commuting
340 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hudson Township44 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Hudson Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hudson Township gets to work
68%Drive alone
19%Carpool
12%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 77 commuters (the 5% 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

The distance from Hudson Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSault Ste. Marie: 17% · 49.4 miClark Township: 17% · 47.1 miSt. Ignace: 11% · 33.6 miMcMillan Township: 6% · 25.8 miGarfield Township: 5% · 9.5 miSugar Island Township: 5% · 55.7 miRogers City: 3% · 88.9 miMackinaw Township: 3% · 41.3 miPentland Township: 3% · 10.4 miManistique: 2% · 47.6 miSault Ste. Marie 17%St. Ignace 11%McMillan Township 6%Garfield Township 5%Hudson Township
Hudson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
2%Under 10 mi1 residents
14%10–24 mi9 residents
47%25–50 mi30 residents
38%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 38% 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.

Next door

Hudson Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pentland Township17 min
Garfield Township18 min
Hudson Township44 min
Hendricks Township63 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHudson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hudson Township–——44 min$40,417
Hendricks Townshipunder 2%——63 min—
Garfield Township5%D−C+18 min$52,917
Pentland Township3%C−C+17 min$68,607

Same-state neighbors only. Hendricks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Garfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Hudson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hudson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hudson Township?

$40,417 (±$14,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hudson Township?

15.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hudson Township?

44 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hudson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sault Ste. Marie (17%, 49 mi), Clark Township (17%, 47 mi), St. Ignace (11%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Hudson Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hudson Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hudson Township

Hudson Township home →

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.