With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Oden works elsewhere
28 jobs are based in Oden; 129 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Oden; the top destination outside it is Petoskey (24%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Oden by day
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Oden on a workday afternoon, 67% 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 places Oden commutes to
Where Oden clocks in
24% of workers
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 Oden, 57% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oden, 2011 → 2021: 41 → 28. 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 Oden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Oden
of Oden workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 0% 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.
The distance from Oden to work
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Oden
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oden | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pon-she-wa-ing | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pon-she-wa-ing: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oden’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 Oden: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oden?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oden work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (24%, 8 mi), Little Traverse Township (14%, 4 mi), Bear Creek Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Oden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oden
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.