Logan Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, West Branch is the main destination (10%, 14 miles). 48 jobs are based in Logan Township; 201 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute from Logan Township lasts 35 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Logan Township, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
49% 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 ↓
Logan Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Logan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Logan Township has about 450 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Logan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Logan Township
About 49% 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.
Who works in Logan Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Logan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 8% 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.
Out of Logan Township to work: where people go
Where Logan 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Logan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 48. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Logan Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Churchill Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $53,125 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hill Township | under 3% | D | C− | 38 min | $64,453 |
| Churchill Township | 4% | C | C− | 28 min | $65,521 |
| Reno Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township: not graded. Reno Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Logan Township?
$53,125 (±$12,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
20.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Branch (10%, 14 mi), West Branch Township (8%, 11 mi), Churchill Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Logan Township without a car?
0% 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 Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.