Most of Mount Haley Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Mount Haley Township for work; outside it, Midland is the main destination (30%, 9 miles). Employers in Mount Haley Township report 151 jobs for 590 working residents. Mount Haley Township grades B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Mount Haley Township
Mount Haley Township is a place people come home to
There are 151 jobs based in Mount Haley Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mount Haley Township has about 1,200 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Mount Haley Township works in Midland
176 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Midland, 8.6 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mount Haley Township itself. The commute map ↓
Mount Haley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 590 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Mount Haley Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Mount Haley Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Mount Haley Township’s grade up (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (8.0%) is left out: Mount Haley Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Mount Haley Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mount Haley Township
On a workday 588 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Mount Haley 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.
The towns that employ Mount Haley Township’s residents
Where Mount Haley Township clocks in
30% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Mount Haley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Haley Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 751 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.
What Mount Haley Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Haley Township, 2011 → 2021: 24 → 151. 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 Mount Haley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Mount Haley Township
About 23% 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.
In Mount Haley Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Haley Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mount Haley Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 816 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Mount Haley Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mount Haley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Mount Haley Township is 2,143rd among 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 105 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 174 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,141 | Altamont IL | 2,186 | $76K | 15.1% | 0.3% | 15% | B− |
| 2,142 | West Kittanning PA | 1,152 | $66K | 6.9% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,143 | Mount Haley Township MI | 1,600 | $77K | 8.0% | 8.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,144 | Limestone Township PA | 1,739 | $88K | 9.3% | 1.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,145 | West Traverse Township MI | 1,740 | $94K | 6.8% | 4.6% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mount Haley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Mount Haley Township
The biggest share goes to Homer Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Haley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haley Township | – | B− | D− | 31 min | $77,361 |
| Ingersoll Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $99,063 |
| Homer Township | 2% | B− | D | 31 min | $117,295 |
| Jonesfield Township | under 2% | C− | C | 28 min | $60,441 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Haley 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 Mount Haley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Haley Township?
$77,361 (±$8,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Haley Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Haley 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 Mount Haley Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (30%, 9 mi), Saginaw (7%, 20 mi), Saginaw Township (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Mount Haley Township walkable?
Mount Haley Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Haley 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 Mount Haley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Haley 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.