Photo: The ed17 · CC BY-SA 4.0Stambaugh Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Stambaugh Township; the top destination outside it is Iron River (23%, 15 miles). Employers in Stambaugh Township report 40 jobs for 395 working residents. Stambaugh Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stambaugh Township: the figures worth knowing
Stambaugh Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Stambaugh Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stambaugh Township has about 860 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stambaugh Township and Iron River trade workers both ways
Iron River is the top workplace for Stambaugh Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Stambaugh Township come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 395 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Stambaugh Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Stambaugh Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Stambaugh Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 3% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Stambaugh Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Stambaugh Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Stambaugh Township by day and by night
On a workday 388 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Stambaugh Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Stambaugh Township to work: where people go
Where Stambaugh Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
How many miles Stambaugh Township commutes
About 30% 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: 40% of Stambaugh Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stambaugh Township, 2011 → 2021: 238 → 40. 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 Stambaugh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Stambaugh Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stambaugh Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 363 commuters (the 13% 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.
Few in Stambaugh Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stambaugh Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 416 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Stambaugh Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stambaugh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Stambaugh Township ranks: 2,120th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,118 | Spearville Township KS | 1,115 | $73K | 8.5% | 0.0% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,119 | New Salem MA | 1,028 | $80K | 9.7% | 1.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,120 | Stambaugh Township MI | 1,212 | $71K | 5.9% | 0.5% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,121 | Farden Township MN | 1,186 | $72K | 7.9% | 4.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,122 | Foots Creek OR | 1,110 | $74K | 8.5% | 6.2% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Stambaugh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Stambaugh Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stambaugh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stambaugh Township | – | C+ | C | 26 min | $70,673 |
| Iron River Township | 5% | D | C | 23 min | $55,655 |
| Gaastra | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bates Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mastodon Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Watersmeet Township | under 3% | C | B− | 22 min | $72,708 |
| Iron River | 23% | D | B+ | 11 min | $54,183 |
| Caspian | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gaastra, Bates Township, Mastodon Township and Caspian: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Iron River. Darker towns draw more of Stambaugh 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 Stambaugh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stambaugh Township?
$70,673 (±$11,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stambaugh Township?
5.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stambaugh Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stambaugh Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron River (23%, 15 mi), Crystal Falls (8%, 28 mi), Iron Mountain (7%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Stambaugh Township walkable?
Stambaugh Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stambaugh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stambaugh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stambaugh 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.