Most of Mellen Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Employers in Mellen Township report 161 jobs, and 394 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Mellen Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Mellen Township
A lot of Mellen Township workers cross into Wisconsin
37% of Mellen Township workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Marinette (24%) and Peshtigo (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Mellen Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Mellen Township fell from 327 in 2011 to 161 in 2021, −51%. 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 ↓
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 394 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Mellen Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Mellen Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Mellen Township’s grade up (7.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.3%) is left out: Mellen Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Mellen Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
24% of working residents work in Marinette
Where Mellen Township clocks in
24% of workers
21% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 86% of jobs based in Mellen Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mellen Township, 2011 → 2021: 327 → 161. 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 Mellen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Mellen Township by day
On a workday 381 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Mellen Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Mellen Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mellen Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 406 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Mellen Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
Most trips from Mellen Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mellen Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 427 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Mellen Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mellen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, Mellen Township comes 2,656th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 95 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 225 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
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| 275 | Freedom Township MI | 1,298 | $113K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
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| 2,654 | Mound City Township KS | 1,328 | $64K | 11.1% | 0.7% | 15% | C− |
| 2,655 | Elmwood Township MI | 1,049 | $67K | 11.6% | 4.5% | 1% | C− |
| 2,656 | Mellen Township MI | 1,095 | $51K | 7.3% | 7.3% | 3% | C− |
| 2,657 | Tuscarora NY | 1,370 | $77K | 18.5% | 3.1% | 3% | C− |
| 2,658 | Seeley CA | 1,182 | $63K | 19.5% | 17.9% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mellen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Mellen Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Menominee Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mellen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellen Township | – | C− | C | 25 min | $51,429 |
| Menominee Township | 3% | C− | D− | 24 min | $65,771 |
| Stephenson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ingallston Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stephenson Township, Ingallston Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mellen 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 Mellen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mellen Township?
$51,429 (±$17,275) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mellen Township?
7.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mellen Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mellen Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marinette (24%, 17 mi), Menominee (21%, 15 mi), Stephenson (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mellen Township walkable?
Mellen Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mellen Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mellen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mellen 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.