Most of Middle Branch Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Middle Branch Township; the top destination outside it is Cadillac (15%, 20 miles). 22 jobs are based in Middle Branch Township, against 246 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Middle Branch Township, in a few figures
Middle Branch Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Middle Branch Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Middle Branch Township’s residents
Where Middle Branch 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.
Most jobs in Middle Branch Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middle Branch Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 22. 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 Middle Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Middle Branch Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middle Branch Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 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.
The commute from Middle Branch Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
How Middle Branch Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middle Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Branch Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $50,648 |
| Marion Township | 9% | D− | D | 30 min | $43,547 |
| Sylvan Township | under 3% | D− | B− | 25 min | $43,583 |
| Redding Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hartwick Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Redding Township and Hartwick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middle Branch 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 Middle Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middle Branch Township?
$50,648 (±$7,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middle Branch Township?
12.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middle Branch Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middle Branch Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (15%, 20 mi), Evart (12%, 11 mi), Marion Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Middle Branch 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 Middle Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middle Branch 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.