M-28-Sand River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Onota Township works elsewhere
22 jobs are based in Onota Township for 120 working residents. Hardly any work in Onota Township itself; outside it, Munising draws the most (24%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Onota Township
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Onota 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.
Commuting out of Onota Township: the destinations
Where Onota Township clocks in
19% 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.
Onota Township works in goods: 64% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Onota Township, 2011 → 2021: 22 → 22. 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 Onota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Onota Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Onota Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 11% 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 Onota Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
The towns around Onota Township
The biggest share goes to Rock River Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Onota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onota Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,875 |
| Rock River Township | 6% | C− | C− | 26 min | $63,235 |
| Chocolay Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $87,167 |
| Au Train Township | under 2% | D | C | 26 min | $64,015 |
| Skandia Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Skandia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Onota 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 Onota Township: questions
What is the median household income in Onota Township?
$85,875 (±$36,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Onota Township?
12.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Onota Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Onota Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Munising (24%, 16 mi), Marquette (19%, 22 mi), Munising Township (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Onota Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Onota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Onota 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.