With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Minden Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Minden Township; the top destination outside it is Bad Axe (13%, 14 miles). Employers in Minden Township report 66 jobs for 212 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Minden Township
A big share show a job far from home
31% 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 ↓
Minden Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Minden Township
About 31% 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 long Minden Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minden Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 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.
Who leaves Minden Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Minden Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Commuting out of Minden Township: the destinations
Where Minden Township clocks in
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 83% of the jobs in Minden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minden Township, 2011 → 2021: 67 → 66. 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 Minden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Minden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $85,192 |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Austin Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Paris Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delaware Township, Wheatland Township, Austin Township and Paris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minden 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 Minden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minden Township?
$85,192 (±$15,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minden Township?
9.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minden Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bad Axe (13%, 14 mi), Sandusky (8%, 15 mi), Elkland Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Minden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minden 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.