Most of Inwood Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. There are 47 jobs in Inwood Township for 215 working residents. Only 1% work in Inwood Township; the top destination outside it is Manistique (25%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Inwood Township apart on work
Inwood Township and Manistique trade workers both ways
Manistique is the top workplace for Inwood Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Inwood Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Inwood Township is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Inwood Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Inwood Township has about 500 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Inwood Township’s residents
Where Inwood 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.
In and out of Inwood Township on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Inwood Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Miles to work from Inwood Township
About 30% 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.
Jobs in Inwood Township: what the 47 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Inwood Township, 2011 → 2021: 69 → 47. 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 Inwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Inwood Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Inwood Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 2% 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.
20% of Inwood Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Thompson Township (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Inwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inwood Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $64,922 |
| Thompson Township | 14% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Garden Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Hiawatha Township | 4% | B− | B− | 19 min | $79,196 |
| Munising Township | 2% | D | C− | 22 min | $62,227 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompson Township and Garden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Inwood 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 Inwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Inwood Township?
$64,922 (±$7,894) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Inwood Township?
4.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Inwood Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Inwood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistique (25%, 15 mi), Thompson Township (14%, 11 mi), Munising (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Inwood Township without a car?
<1% 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 Inwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Inwood 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.