With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mason Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Employers in Mason Township report 21 jobs, against 245 working residents. Only 2% work in Mason Township; the top destination outside it is Au Gres (8%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Mason Township
Mason Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Mason Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mason Township has about 530 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 ↓
Mason Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Mason Township on a workday
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Mason Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 in the region Mason Township works
About 38% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Mason Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mason Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 332 commuters (the 12% 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.
Commuting out of Mason Township: the destinations
Where Mason Township clocks in
6% 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.
What Mason Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mason Township, 2011 → 2021: 57 → 21. 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 Mason Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mason Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mason Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $57,857 |
| Clayton Township | under 3% | D | B− | 27 min | $50,795 |
| Turner Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Arenac Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Burleigh Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Deep River Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $58,598 |
Same-state neighbors only. Turner Township, Arenac Township and Burleigh Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Richland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mason 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 Mason Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mason Township?
$57,857 (±$9,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mason Township?
9.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mason Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mason Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Gres (8%, 10 mi), Standish (7%, 11 mi), Tawas City (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mason Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mason Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mason 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.