Lobb House · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Munising’s household incomes are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Munising; the top destination outside it is Munising Township (10%, 6 miles). The poverty rate is 4.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan. Jobs and income earn Munising C; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Munising: the figures worth knowing
Munising is where the jobs are
Munising has 1,048 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Munising are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan 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 653 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Munising’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Munising is better than 32% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Munising’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.5%) is left out: Munising’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, Munising could be anywhere from C− to C+.
In and out of Munising on a workday
On a workday 416 residents head out to work, 237 work right here, and 811 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Munising on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
How long Munising spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Munising workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 782 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where Munising’s workforce comes from
Where Munising clocks in
6% 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 place that makes things: 28% of Munising’s jobs are in goods
1,048 jobs are based in Munising.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Munising, 2011 → 2021: 1,205 → 1,048. 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 Munising’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Munising
About 21% 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.
Munising is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Munising is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 15.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 8.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 856 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). 11.2% of Munising households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Munising’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,059th of 5,234: where Munising ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 196 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,057 | Ardmore IN | 1,810 | $47K | 14.6% | 3.7% | <1% | C |
| 3,058 | Merlin OR | 1,617 | $72K | 8.8% | 1.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,059 | Munising MI | 1,938 | $60K | 4.2% | 3.5% | 36% | C |
| 3,060 | Dawson MN | 1,444 | $69K | 7.6% | 2.5% | 29% | C |
| 3,061 | Canajoharie NY | 2,059 | $80K | 12.6% | 2.3% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Munising, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 20% of Munising
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Munising workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munising | – | C | A | 17 min | $59,808 |
| Munising Township | 10% | D | C− | 22 min | $62,227 |
| Grand Island Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Au Train Township | 5% | D | C | 26 min | $64,015 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Munising Township. Darker towns draw more of Munising’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 Munising: questions
What is the median household income in Munising?
$59,808 (±$4,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Munising?
4.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Munising?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Munising work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Munising Township (10%, 6 mi), Marquette (6%, 38 mi), Grand Island Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Munising walkable?
Munising is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Munising without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Munising, from the people who make the trip.
More of Munising
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.