Jobs and the daily commute in Hume Township
Only 3% work in Hume Township itself; outside it, Bad Axe draws the most (18%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the Michigan average is 24, the U.S. 26. 288 jobs are based in Hume Township for 289 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hume Township, in a few figures
Short hops and long hauls from Hume Township
About 31% 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.
How many people are in Hume Township by day
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 279 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
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 towns that employ Hume Township’s residents
Where Hume 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.
Hume Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hume Township, 2011 → 2021: 103 → 288. 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 Hume Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hume Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hume Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 11% 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 Hume Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Port Austin Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hume Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $61,500 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Port Austin Township | 4% | D | B | 24 min | $53,750 |
| Dwight Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Meade Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township, Dwight Township and Meade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hume 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 Hume Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hume Township?
$61,500 (±$10,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hume Township?
16.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hume Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hume Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (18%, 12 mi), Colfax Township (10%, 12 mi), Verona Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Hume 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 Hume Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hume 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.