With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Standish Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Standish Township for work; outside it, Standish is the main destination (14%, 3 miles). 132 jobs are based in Standish Township; 643 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Standish Township: the gist
Standish Township is a place people come home to
There are 132 jobs based in Standish Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Standish Township has about 1,200 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Standish Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Fewer than half of Standish Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
43% of Standish Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 17% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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 643 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Standish Township
On a workday 638 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Standish Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Standish Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Standish Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 668 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.
What Standish Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Standish Township, 2011 → 2021: 57 → 132. 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 Standish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Standish Township commutes to
Where Standish Township clocks in
5% 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.
Where in the region Standish Township works
About 29% 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.
Standish Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Standish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standish Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $65,938 |
| Lincoln Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Pinconning Township | under 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,625 |
| Arenac Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Standish | 14% | D | A− | 25 min | $35,395 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township and Arenac Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Standish. Darker towns draw more of Standish 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 Standish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Standish Township?
$65,938 (±$6,629) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Standish Township?
8.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Standish Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Standish Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Standish (14%, 3 mi), Chippewa Township (6%, 45 mi), Bay City (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Standish 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 Standish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Standish 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.