Manistique East Breakwater Light · Photo: Chris Beechler · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Manistique earn less than those in 97% of U.S. towns
4% of workers work from home (Michigan 14%). Below the poverty line: 18.4% of residents, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. For jobs and income Manistique is better than 14% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Manistique and work: the main findings
Commutes from Manistique are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
Fewer than half of Manistique workers earn over $40,000 a year
41% of Manistique’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 22% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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 940 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Manistique: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Manistique’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($38,446, U.S. $80,734).
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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manistique could be anywhere from D− to C.
Getting to work from Manistique takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manistique workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,247 commuters (the 3% 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 Manistique’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
What the 1,381 jobs in Manistique are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manistique, 2011 → 2021: 1,380 → 1,381. 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 Manistique’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Manistique by day and by night
On a workday 551 residents head out to work, 389 work right here, and 992 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Manistique on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Thompson Township
Where Manistique clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
Manistique is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,292 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). 10.1% of Manistique households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manistique’s commuters take a bus or train.
Manistique next to U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900: 4,153rd of 4,882 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 240 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,151 | Indian Hills TX | 2,961 | $33K | 66.8% | 3.4% | 0% | D |
| 4,152 | Gooding ID | 3,855 | $42K | 27.5% | 3.3% | 25% | D |
| 4,153 | Manistique MI | 2,868 | $38K | 18.4% | 3.3% | 41% | D |
| 4,154 | Fillmore UT | 2,874 | $66K | 10.5% | 9.7% | 46% | D |
| 4,155 | Baraga Township MI | 3,382 | $52K | 16.5% | 4.3% | 44% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Manistique, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Manistique and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hiawatha Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manistique workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistique | – | D | A | 14 min | $38,446 |
| Manistique Township | under 2% | D | D− | 16 min | $52,639 |
| Hiawatha Township | 1% | B− | B− | 19 min | $79,196 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manistique’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 Manistique: questions
What is the median household income in Manistique?
$38,446 (±$5,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manistique?
18.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manistique?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manistique work?
41% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson Township (9%, 5 mi), Sault Ste. Marie (4%, 97 mi), Escanaba (3%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Manistique walkable?
Manistique is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manistique without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manistique, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manistique
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.