Most of Mikado Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Mikado Township report 50 jobs; 255 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Mikado Township itself; outside it, Gustin Township draws the most (13%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Mikado Township
Mikado Township is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Mikado Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Mikado Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Mikado Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 248 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Mikado Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Half of Mikado Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 32% 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.
Commuting from Mikado Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mikado Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 2% 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 towns that employ Mikado Township’s residents
Where Mikado 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.
Jobs in Mikado Township: what the 50 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mikado Township, 2011 → 2021: 73 → 50. 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 Mikado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 23% of Mikado Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mikado Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikado Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $50,461 |
| Oscoda Township | 7% | D− | B | 17 min | $43,125 |
| Curtis Township | 3% | D− | B− | 32 min | $39,180 |
| Greenbush Township | under 3% | D | C− | 19 min | $62,813 |
| Gustin Township | 13% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Millen Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gustin Township and Millen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gustin Township. Darker towns draw more of Mikado 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 Mikado Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mikado Township?
$50,461 (±$8,627) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mikado Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mikado Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mikado Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gustin Township (13%, 6 mi), Au Sable Township (7%, 14 mi), Oscoda Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mikado Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mikado Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mikado 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.