Marenisco Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 1% stay in Marenisco Township for work; outside it, Wakefield is the main destination (14%, 18 miles). Employers in Marenisco Township report 35 jobs, against 139 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Marenisco Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Marenisco Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Marenisco Township goes to work
Where Marenisco Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Marenisco Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marenisco Township, 2011 → 2021: 267 → 35. 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 Marenisco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Marenisco Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marenisco Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 15% 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 Marenisco Township
About 26% 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.
Next door is work for 21% of Marenisco Township
The biggest share goes to Watersmeet Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marenisco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marenisco Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $53,250 |
| Bessemer Township | 4% | D− | C− | 22 min | $56,016 |
| Watersmeet Township | 9% | C | B− | 22 min | $72,708 |
| Wakefield Township | 6% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| McMillan Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Haight Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Matchwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Bergland Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wakefield Township, McMillan Township, Haight Township, Matchwood Township and Bergland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marenisco 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 Marenisco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marenisco Township?
$53,250 (±$9,003) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marenisco Township?
11.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marenisco Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marenisco Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakefield (14%, 18 mi), Bessemer (12%, 23 mi), Ironwood (12%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Marenisco 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 Marenisco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marenisco 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.