McKinley Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in McKinley Township itself; outside it, Winsor Township draws the most (35%, 5 miles). McKinley Township has 63 jobs; 175 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 14 minutes each way; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McKinley Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 174 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in McKinley Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 McKinley Township ends
Where McKinley Township clocks in
Lines 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: 83% of the jobs in McKinley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinley Township, 2011 → 2021: 325 → 63. 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 McKinley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 14 minutes in McKinley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKinley Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 10% 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 far it is to work from McKinley 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.
41% of McKinley Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $66,000 |
| Winsor Township | 35% | C− | A− | 17 min | $64,014 |
| Caseville Township | 3% | D | C+ | 24 min | $58,594 |
| Fairhaven Township | 3% | D | C | 27 min | $60,500 |
| Chandler Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chandler Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winsor Township. Darker towns draw more of McKinley 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 McKinley Township: questions
What is the median household income in McKinley Township?
$66,000 (±$19,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKinley Township?
10.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKinley Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKinley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winsor Township (35%, 5 mi), Sebewaing Township (6%, 12 mi), Bad Axe (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around McKinley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McKinley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinley 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.