With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Mansfield Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Mansfield Township for work; outside it, Iron River is the main destination (13%, 25 miles). Employers in Mansfield Township report 20 jobs; 79 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Mansfield Township
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Mansfield Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Mansfield Township: the destinations
Where Mansfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
80% of the jobs in Mansfield Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mansfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 23 → 20. 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 Mansfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Mansfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mansfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 4% 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.
Miles to work from Mansfield Township
About 29% 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.
10% of Mansfield Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mansfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $78,750 |
| Crystal Falls Township | 10% | D | C | 28 min | $57,986 |
| Sagola Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $78,333 |
| Mastodon Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Republic Township | under 3% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,663 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mastodon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crystal Falls Township. Darker towns draw more of Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mansfield Township?
$78,750 (±$16,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mansfield Township?
6.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mansfield Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mansfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron River (13%, 25 mi), Crystal Falls Township (10%, 8 mi), Crystal Falls (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mansfield 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.