Most of Sauble Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Sauble Township has 48 jobs, against 98 working residents. Only 2% work in Sauble Township itself; outside it, Manistee Township draws the most (8%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Sauble Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Sauble Township on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 Sauble Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sauble Township clocks in
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.
In Sauble Township, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sauble Township, 2011 → 2021: 34 → 48. 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 Sauble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sauble Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sauble Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 16% 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 in the region Sauble Township works
About 47% 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.
Sauble Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webber Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sauble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauble Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $37,500 |
| Peacock Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 3% | D | D | 31 min | $56,438 |
| Sweetwater Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | D | D− | 29 min | $61,563 |
| Webber Township | 7% | D− | C+ | 27 min | $46,286 |
| Branch Township | under 3% | D | C | 30 min | $61,886 |
Same-state neighbors only. Peacock Township and Sweetwater Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sauble 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 Sauble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sauble Township?
$37,500 (±$6,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sauble Township?
22.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sauble Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sauble Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistee Township (8%, 22 mi), Pleasant Plains Township (8%, 13 mi), Webber Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Sauble Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sauble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sauble 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.