Seul Choix Pointe Light Station · Photo: Notorious4life (Uploads) · CC0Earning a living in Mueller Township
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26. Only 4% work in Mueller Township itself; outside it, Manistique draws the most (27%, 16 miles). Employers in Mueller Township report 121 jobs, and 78 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Mueller Township on a workday
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Mueller Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Mueller Township live
Where Mueller 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.
In Mueller Township, 93% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Mueller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Mueller Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mueller Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mueller Township
About 29% 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.
Mueller Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Doyle Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mueller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mueller Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $63,472 |
| Doyle Township | 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Germfask Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Doyle Township, Newton Township and Germfask Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mueller 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 Mueller Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mueller Township?
$63,472 (±$10,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mueller Township?
11.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mueller Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mueller Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistique (27%, 16 mi), Thompson Township (10%, 20 mi), Manistique Township (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mueller 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 Mueller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mueller 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.