Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Ishpeming Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 6% work in Ishpeming Township; the top destination outside it is Marquette (28%, 15 miles). Ishpeming Township has 677 jobs for 1,351 working residents. The two grades for Ishpeming Township are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ishpeming Township: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Ishpeming Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Ishpeming Township fell from 2,234 in 2011 to 677 in 2021, −70%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Ishpeming Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Ishpeming Township: Ishpeming (23%), Negaunee (6%) and Marquette Township (3%). Next door ↓
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.
What’s behind Ishpeming Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ishpeming Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #412 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Ishpeming Township’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ishpeming Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The kinds of work in Ishpeming Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ishpeming Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,234 → 677. 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 Ishpeming Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Ishpeming Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,264 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 590 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Ishpeming Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where Ishpeming Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ishpeming Township clocks in
28% of workers
23% of workers
6% 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.
Ishpeming Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ishpeming Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,527 commuters (the 7% 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.
The distance from Ishpeming Township to work
About 21% 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.
Ishpeming Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ishpeming Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #416 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Ishpeming Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,638 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Ishpeming Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Ishpeming Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,535 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700, Ishpeming Township comes 2,311th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,309 | Terre du Lac MO | 2,516 | $86K | 6.4% | 4.8% | 3% | B− |
| 2,310 | Zillah WA | 3,111 | $75K | 6.5% | 5.4% | 10% | B− |
| 2,311 | Ishpeming Township MI | 3,449 | $94K | 4.3% | 7.0% | 6% | B− |
| 2,312 | Madison Township OH | 3,775 | $99K | 11.8% | 3.5% | 4% | B− |
| 2,313 | Auglaize Township OH | 2,831 | $82K | 3.2% | 7.3% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ishpeming Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 34% of Ishpeming Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ishpeming (23%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ishpeming Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishpeming Township | – | B− | C | 21 min | $94,271 |
| Powell Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Champion Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ishpeming | 23% | D | A− | 19 min | $52,754 |
| Negaunee Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $97,955 |
| Ely Township | 2% | B | C− | 31 min | $100,104 |
| Marquette Township | 3% | C+ | B | 11 min | $57,983 |
| Tilden Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 23 min | $67,596 |
| Negaunee | 6% | C+ | C+ | 16 min | $70,568 |
Same-state neighbors only. Powell Township and Champion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ishpeming 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 Ishpeming Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ishpeming Township?
$94,271 (±$25,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ishpeming Township?
4.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ishpeming Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ishpeming Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marquette (28%, 15 mi), Ishpeming (23%, 11 mi), Negaunee (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Ishpeming Township walkable?
Ishpeming Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ishpeming Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ishpeming Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ishpeming 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.