Big Bay Point Light Station · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0How Powell Township works: jobs, income and commuting
There are 155 jobs in Powell Township; 204 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Powell Township itself; outside it, Marquette draws the most (35%, 29 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Powell Township apart on work
One in three of Powell Township works in Marquette
71 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Marquette, 29 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Powell Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Powell Township: the destinations
Where Powell Township clocks in
35% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Powell Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
Who leaves Powell Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
Powell Township makes things: 55% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Powell Township, 2011 → 2021: 23 → 155. 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 Powell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Powell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Powell Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 commuters (the 10% 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 towns around Powell Township
The biggest share goes to Ishpeming Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Powell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $48,804 |
| Ishpeming Township | 4% | B− | C | 21 min | $94,271 |
| Michigamme Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Champion Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Arvon Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Marquette Township | 2% | C+ | B | 11 min | $57,983 |
Same-state neighbors only. Michigamme Township, Champion Township and Arvon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Powell 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 Powell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Powell Township?
$48,804 (±$861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Powell Township?
10.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Powell Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Powell Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marquette (35%, 29 mi), Ishpeming Township (4%, 16 mi), Ishpeming (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Powell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Powell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Powell 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.