Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Laird Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 28 jobs in Laird Township for 176 working residents. Hardly any stay in Laird Township for work; outside it, Houghton is the main destination (23%, 30 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Laird Township
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Laird Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Laird Township goes to work
Where Laird Township clocks in
23% of workers
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 86% of Laird Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laird Township, 2011 → 2021: 12 → 28. 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 Laird Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Laird Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laird Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 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.
The commute from Laird Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
Laird Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Baraga Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laird Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $64,250 |
| Baraga Township | 6% | D | C | 13 min | $52,254 |
| Bohemia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Duncan Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Elm River Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Portage Township | 5% | C+ | B+ | 15 min | $66,652 |
| Stannard Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bohemia Township, Duncan Township, Elm River Township and Stannard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laird 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 Laird Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laird Township?
$64,250 (±$12,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laird Township?
17.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laird Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laird Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houghton (23%, 30 mi), Hancock (14%, 31 mi), Baraga Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Laird Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laird Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laird 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.