Presque Isle Harbor has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Presque Isle Harbor for work; outside it, Alpena is the main destination (31%, 17 miles). Employers in Presque Isle Harbor report 37 jobs, and 199 of its residents work somewhere. For 35% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Presque Isle Harbor
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Presque Isle Harbor on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 the trip to work from Presque Isle Harbor ends
Where Presque Isle Harbor clocks in
31% of workers
10% 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.
What Presque Isle Harbor’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Presque Isle Harbor, 2011 → 2021: 22 → 37. 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 Presque Isle Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes each way for Presque Isle Harbor’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Presque Isle Harbor workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 35% 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.
Miles to work from Presque Isle Harbor
About 44% 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.
How Presque Isle Harbor compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Presque Isle Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Harbor | – | — | — | 39 min | $102,692 |
| Krakow Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Krakow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Krakow Township. Darker towns draw more of Presque Isle Harbor’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 Presque Isle Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Presque Isle Harbor?
$102,692 (±$32,783) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Presque Isle Harbor?
3.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Presque Isle Harbor?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Presque Isle Harbor work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (31%, 17 mi), Alpena Township (10%, 17 mi), Presque Isle Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Presque Isle Harbor 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 Presque Isle Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Presque Isle Harbor
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.