Photo: Peterpahl8 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rogers Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm. Employers in Rogers Township report 67 jobs, and 313 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Rogers Township; the top destination outside it is Rogers City (19%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Rogers Township
Rogers Township and Rogers City trade workers both ways
Rogers City is the top workplace for Rogers Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Rogers Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Rogers Township is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Rogers Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rogers Township has about 730 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 ↓
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 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Rogers Township work
Where Rogers Township clocks in
19% 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.
In and out of Rogers Township on a workday
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Rogers 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.
Miles to work from Rogers Township
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.
A place that makes things: 64% of Rogers Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rogers Township, 2011 → 2021: 45 → 67. 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 Rogers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rogers Township’s commute takes about 24 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 Rogers Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 302 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.
23% of Rogers Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rogers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $66,591 |
| Moltke Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Belknap Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ocqueoc Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rogers City | 19% | D | A− | 21 min | $49,266 |
| Pulawski Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moltke Township, Belknap Township, Ocqueoc Township and Pulawski Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rogers City. Darker towns draw more of Rogers 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 Rogers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rogers Township?
$66,591 (±$14,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rogers Township?
12.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rogers Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rogers Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rogers City (19%, 4 mi), Alpena (4%, 33 mi), Case Township (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Rogers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rogers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rogers 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.