Work, pay and getting to work in Stannard Township
Stannard Township has 117 jobs for 201 working residents. About one in ten stay in Stannard Township for work; outside it, Watersmeet Township is the main destination (12%, 24 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Stannard Township
Stannard Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stannard Township is Watersmeet Township, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Stannard Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Stannard Township’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stannard Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 14% 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.
Who leaves Stannard Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 184 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Stannard Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Stannard Township to work: where people go
Where Stannard Township clocks in
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Stannard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stannard Township, 2011 → 2021: 63 → 117. 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 Stannard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stannard Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to McMillan Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stannard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stannard Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $57,500 |
| Rockland Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Interior Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Haight Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Greenland Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Laird Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| McMillan Township | 7% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockland Township, Interior Township, Haight Township, Greenland Township, Laird Township and McMillan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stannard 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 Stannard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stannard Township?
$57,500 (±$9,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stannard Township?
8.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stannard Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stannard Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watersmeet Township (12%, 24 mi), Ontonagon Township (9%, 18 mi), McMillan Township (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Stannard 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 Stannard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stannard 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.