First National Bank Building · Photo: Yooperann · CC BY-SA 3.0Mastodon Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. Mastodon Township has 52 jobs, against 196 working residents. Only 2% work in Mastodon Township; the top destination outside it is Crystal Falls (15%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mastodon Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Mastodon Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Mastodon Township ends
Where Mastodon Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Mastodon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mastodon Township, 2011 → 2021: 35 → 52. 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 Mastodon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mastodon Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mastodon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 9% 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 many miles Mastodon Township commutes
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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Mastodon Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Crystal Falls Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mastodon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastodon Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $55,625 |
| Crystal Falls Township | 10% | D | C | 28 min | $57,986 |
| Stambaugh Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $70,673 |
| Sagola Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $78,333 |
| Mansfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Breitung Township | 3% | B− | C | 16 min | $72,343 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mansfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mastodon 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 Mastodon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mastodon Township?
$55,625 (±$10,700) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mastodon Township?
14.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mastodon Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mastodon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crystal Falls (15%, 5 mi), Iron Mountain (12%, 17 mi), Crystal Falls Township (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mastodon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mastodon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mastodon 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.