Earning a living in Mitchell Township
For 8% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26. 56 jobs are based in Mitchell Township; 90 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Mitchell Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 52 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.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Curtis Township
Where Mitchell Township clocks in
9% 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.
In Mitchell Township, 82% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mitchell Township, 2011 → 2021: 32 → 56. 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 Mitchell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Mitchell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mitchell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mitchell Township
About 38% 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.
10% of Mitchell Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mitchell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $48,250 |
| Caledonia Township | under 3% | C− | D | 41 min | $71,513 |
| Millen Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Ossineke Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 30 min | $67,885 |
| Hawes Township | under 3% | C− | C | 27 min | $67,500 |
| Mentor Township | under 3% | D− | B− | 20 min | $42,500 |
| Curtis Township | 10% | D− | B− | 32 min | $39,180 |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Comins Township | under 3% | D | B− | 25 min | $52,500 |
| Alcona Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millen Township and Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Alcona Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Curtis Township. Darker towns draw more of Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mitchell Township?
$48,250 (±$8,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mitchell Township?
20.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mitchell Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mitchell Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Curtis Township (10%, 12 mi), Alpena (9%, 30 mi), Harrisville (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mitchell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mitchell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mitchell 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.