Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Menominee has lower household incomes than 88% of U.S. towns
16.4% of residents live below the poverty line; Michigan has 13.2%. The two grades for Menominee are C− for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in three stay in Menominee for work; outside it, Marinette is the main destination (37%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Menominee, in a few figures
Many Menominee workers cross into Wisconsin
53% of Menominee workers work outside Michigan, most of them in Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Many of the people who work in Menominee live in another state
Marinette, WI (17%), Peshtigo, WI (7%) and Peshtigo, WI (3%) are among the top places Menominee’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 31% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Most Menominee residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Commutes from Menominee are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Menominee and Marinette trade workers both ways
Marinette is the top workplace for Menominee residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Menominee come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Menominee’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Menominee is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #596 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Menominee’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($49,432, U.S. $80,734).
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, poverty and unemployment, Menominee could be anywhere from D to C+.
Where Menominee’s working residents head each day
Where Menominee clocks in
37% 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 Menominee
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.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Menominee
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Menominee workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,680 commuters (the 8% 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 daily commute in and out of Menominee
On a workday 2,125 residents head out to work, 1,003 work right here, and 2,460 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 41% of the jobs in Menominee
3,463 jobs are based in Menominee.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Menominee, 2011 → 2021: 3,956 → 3,463. 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 Menominee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Good to walk, short on transit: Menominee
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Menominee is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #21 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Menominee near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,980 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). 11.0% of Menominee households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Menominee’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Menominee is 2,510th of 3,007 U.S. towns of 5,700 to 11,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,508 | Flatwoods KY | 7,439 | $60K | 18.4% | 6.4% | 6% | C− |
| 2,509 | Harrodsburg KY | 9,576 | $48K | 14.5% | 6.1% | 26% | C− |
| 2,510 | Menominee MI | 8,175 | $49K | 16.4% | 2.7% | 32% | C− |
| 2,511 | South Apopka FL | 7,300 | $61K | 28.1% | 9.6% | <1% | C− |
| 2,512 | Bacliff TX | 9,541 | $51K | 28.9% | 7.4% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,007 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Menominee, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
40% of Menominee works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Menominee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee | – | C− | A | 15 min | $49,432 |
| Menominee Township | 2% | C− | D− | 24 min | $65,771 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Marinette. Darker towns draw more of Menominee’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 Menominee: questions
What is the median household income in Menominee?
$49,432 (±$5,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Menominee?
16.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Menominee?
15 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Menominee work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marinette (37%, 2 mi), Peshtigo (2%, 8 mi), Menominee Township (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Menominee walkable?
Menominee is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Menominee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Menominee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Menominee
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.