Reno Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
64 jobs are based in Reno Township for 221 working residents. Only 4% work in Reno Township itself; outside it, Tawas City draws the most (12%, 15 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Reno Township
A big share show a job far from home
41% 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 ↓
Reno Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Reno Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reno Township has about 470 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Reno Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Reno Township to work
About 41% 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.
Reno Township by day and by night
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Reno Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
From Reno Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reno Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where people from Reno Township work
Where Reno Township clocks in
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Reno Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reno Township, 2011 → 2021: 26 → 64. 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 Reno Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Reno Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reno Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $49,583 |
| Burleigh Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Plainfield Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 30 min | $52,035 |
| Grant Township | under 3% | D | C− | 29 min | $56,193 |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burleigh Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reno 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 Reno Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reno Township?
$49,583 (±$11,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reno Township?
16.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reno Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reno Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tawas City (12%, 15 mi), Standish (5%, 22 mi), East Tawas (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Reno Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reno Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reno 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.