Most of Metz Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
2 jobs are based in Metz Township, and 115 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Metz Township for work; outside it, Alpena is the main destination (23%, 22 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Metz Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Metz Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The towns that employ Metz Township’s residents
Where Metz Township clocks in
23% of workers
11% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Metz Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Metz Township, 2011 → 2021: 1 → 2. 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 Metz Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Metz Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Metz Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Metz Township
About 33% 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.
Around Metz Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Posen Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Metz Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $52,500 |
| Posen Township | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bismarck Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Belknap Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wellington Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Posen Township, Bismarck Township, Belknap Township and Wellington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Metz 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 Metz Township: questions
What is the median household income in Metz Township?
$52,500 (±$16,543) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Metz Township?
23.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Metz Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Metz Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (23%, 22 mi), Rogers City (11%, 12 mi), Alpena Township (10%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Metz Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Metz Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Metz 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.