Most of Pulawski Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Pulawski Township has 65 jobs for 123 working residents. Only 3% stay in Pulawski Township for work; outside it, Alpena is the main destination (15%, 24 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, about the same as across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Pulawski Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Pulawski Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Pulawski Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pulawski Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Pulawski Township makes things: 45% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pulawski Township, 2011 → 2021: 13 → 65. 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 Pulawski Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pulawski Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pulawski Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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.
The distance from Pulawski Township to work
About 39% 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.
10% of Pulawski Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Rogers City (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pulawski Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulawski Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $56,389 |
| Belknap Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Krakow Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Posen Township | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Rogers Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rogers City | 8% | D | A− | 21 min | $49,266 |
Same-state neighbors only. Belknap Township, Krakow Township, Posen Township and Rogers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pulawski 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 Pulawski Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pulawski Township?
$56,389 (±$11,775) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pulawski Township?
24.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pulawski Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pulawski Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (15%, 24 mi), Rogers City (8%, 6 mi), Alpena Township (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Pulawski Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pulawski Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pulawski 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.