Camp Black Lake · Public domainMost of Ocqueoc Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
40 jobs are based in Ocqueoc Township, against 182 working residents. Hardly any work in Ocqueoc Township; the top destination outside it is Rogers City (13%, 12 miles). For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Ocqueoc Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Ocqueoc Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where Ocqueoc Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ocqueoc Township clocks in
13% 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.
Jobs in Ocqueoc Township: what the 40 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ocqueoc Township, 2011 → 2021: 29 → 40. 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 Ocqueoc Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ocqueoc Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ocqueoc Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 24% 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.
How far it is to work from Ocqueoc Township
About 32% 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.
Around Ocqueoc Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Case Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ocqueoc Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocqueoc Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $57,031 |
| Rogers Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| North Allis Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Moltke Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Case Township | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bearinger Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rogers Township, North Allis Township, Moltke Township, Case Township and Bearinger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ocqueoc 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 Ocqueoc Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ocqueoc Township?
$57,031 (±$4,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ocqueoc Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ocqueoc Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ocqueoc Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rogers City (13%, 12 mi), Onaway (7%, 9 mi), Cheboygan (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Ocqueoc 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 Ocqueoc Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ocqueoc 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.