Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Seney Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Seney Township; the top destination outside it is Manistique (23%, 33 miles). Employers in Seney Township report 18 jobs for 40 working residents. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Seney Township
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Seney Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Commuting out of Seney Township: the destinations
Where Seney Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Seney Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seney Township, 2011 → 2021: 30 → 18. 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 Seney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Seney Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seney Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Seney Township
About 28% 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: 13% of Seney Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Doyle Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seney Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $53,882 |
| Burt Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Doyle Township | 8% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hiawatha Township | 5% | B− | B− | 19 min | $79,196 |
| Germfask Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Manistique Township | under 3% | D | D− | 16 min | $52,639 |
| Columbus Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burt Township, Doyle Township, Germfask Township and Columbus Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seney 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 Seney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seney Township?
$53,882 (±$1,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seney Township?
26.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seney Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seney Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistique (23%, 33 mi), Doyle Township (8%, 16 mi), Thompson Township (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Seney 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 Seney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seney 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.