Marlette Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 34 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Marlette Township report 299 jobs, against 573 working residents. Only 4% work in Marlette Township itself; outside it, Marlette draws the most (24%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Marlette Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Marlette Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Marlette Township fell from 742 in 2011 to 299 in 2021, −60%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Marlette Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 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 573 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In Marlette Township, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marlette Township, 2011 → 2021: 742 → 299. 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 Marlette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Marlette Township, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marlette Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 633 commuters (the 11% 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.
A workday in Marlette Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 550 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Marlette Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 the trip to work from Marlette Township ends
Where Marlette Township clocks in
10% of workers
2% 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.
Miles to work from Marlette Township
About 22% 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.
How Marlette Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burlington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlette Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $69,167 |
| Elmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Koylton Township | under 2% | D | D− | 35 min | $65,000 |
| Flynn Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Burnside Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 33 min | $75,833 |
| Lamotte Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Burlington Township | 2% | D | C− | 36 min | $61,198 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Flynn Township and Lamotte Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlette 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 Marlette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marlette Township?
$69,167 (±$10,983) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marlette Township?
16.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marlette Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marlette Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marlette (24%, 2 mi), Sandusky (10%, 12 mi), Imlay City (2%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Marlette Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marlette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlette 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.