Huron Township has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 237 people commute in to work
Working residents average 34 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 8% work in Huron Township; the top destination outside it is Harbor Beach (15%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Huron Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Huron Township on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Huron Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Huron Township clocks in
15% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Huron Township makes things: 95% of its jobs are in goods
247 jobs are based in Huron Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huron Township, 2011 → 2021: 48 → 247. 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.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Huron Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Huron Township commutes less than 19 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 36% 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.
Huron Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Huron Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Huron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $52,917 |
| Gore Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Port Austin Township | under 2% | D | B | 24 min | $53,750 |
| Dwight Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bloomfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gore Township, Dwight Township and Bloomfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Huron Township: questions
What is the median household income in Huron Township?
$52,917 (±$13,286) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huron Township?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huron Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huron Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harbor Beach (15%, 13 mi), Bad Axe (10%, 15 mi), Bingham Township (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Huron Township 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 Huron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huron 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.