Work and commuting in Pon-she-wa-ing
0% of workers work from home; Michigan has 14%. Hardly any stay in Pon-she-wa-ing for work; outside it, Petoskey is the main destination (30%, 8 miles). 53 jobs are based in Pon-she-wa-ing, against 46 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Pon-she-wa-ing
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Pon-she-wa-ing on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
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 Pon-she-wa-ing’s working residents head each day
Where Pon-she-wa-ing clocks in
30% of workers
17% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Pon-she-wa-ing make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pon-she-wa-ing, 2011 → 2021: 28 → 53. 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 Pon-she-wa-ing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pon-she-wa-ing
of Pon-she-wa-ing workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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 commute from Pon-she-wa-ing, by distance
About 17% 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 Pon-she-wa-ing
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pon-she-wa-ing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pon-she-wa-ing | – | — | — | — | — |
| Oden | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oden: 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 Pon-she-wa-ing’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 Pon-she-wa-ing: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pon-she-wa-ing?
0.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pon-she-wa-ing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (30%, 8 mi), Bear Creek Township (17%, 7 mi), Littlefield Township (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Pon-she-wa-ing 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 Pon-she-wa-ing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pon-she-wa-ing
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.