Mikulich General Store · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Limestone Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 37 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. There are 37 jobs in Limestone Township for 107 working residents. Only 2% stay in Limestone Township for work; outside it, Munising is the main destination (14%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Limestone Township on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Limestone Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Limestone Township’s working residents head each day
Where Limestone Township clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Limestone Township: what the 37 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2011 → 2021: 132 → 37. 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 Limestone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes each way for Limestone Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limestone Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 10% 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 far Limestone Township’s workers travel
About 38% 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.
The towns around Limestone Township
The biggest share goes to Au Train Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $57,292 |
| Rock River Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 26 min | $63,235 |
| Mathias Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Turin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Au Train Township | 5% | D | C | 26 min | $64,015 |
| Skandia Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mathias Township, Maple Ridge Township, Turin Township and Skandia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Limestone 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 Limestone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Limestone Township?
$57,292 (±$13,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?
10.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limestone Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Munising (14%, 23 mi), Marquette (10%, 28 mi), Munising Township (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Limestone Township without a car?
0% 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 Limestone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limestone 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.