Raber Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
21 jobs are based in Raber Township, against 222 working residents. The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Raber Township
Raber Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Raber Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raber Township has about 440 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Raber Township works in Sault Ste. Marie
74 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Sault Ste. Marie, 27 miles away. That’s far more as work in Raber Township itself. The commute map ↓
Raber Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Raber Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Raber Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
33% of working residents work in Sault Ste. Marie
Where Raber Township clocks in
33% 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.
Time on the road from Raber Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raber Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 6% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Raber Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raber Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 21. 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 Raber Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Raber Township
About 23% 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 next door: 19% of Raber Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Pickford Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raber Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raber Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $48,542 |
| Soo Township | 2% | B | D | 17 min | $79,107 |
| Pickford Township | 8% | B | C | 24 min | $99,688 |
| Detour Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Clark Township | 7% | C− | B | 17 min | $70,859 |
Same-state neighbors only. Detour Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Raber 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 Raber Township: questions
What is the median household income in Raber Township?
$48,542 (±$15,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raber Township?
13.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raber Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raber Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sault Ste. Marie (33%, 27 mi), Kinross Township (14%, 28 mi), Pickford Township (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Raber 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 Raber Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raber 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.