Most of Summit Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. Summit Township has 163 jobs for 400 working residents. Only 2% work in Summit Township itself; outside it, Ludington draws the most (20%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Summit Township, in brief
Summit Township and Ludington trade workers both ways
Ludington is the top workplace for Summit Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Summit Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 ↓
Commutes from Summit Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan 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 400 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Summit Township’s working residents head each day
Where Summit 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Summit Township
About 35% 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.
From Summit Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 364 commuters (the 17% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Summit Township
On a workday 392 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Goods, not services: 83% of the jobs in Summit Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2011 → 2021: 93 → 163. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
11% of Summit Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $94,141 |
| Riverton Township | under 2% | D | D | 22 min | $63,250 |
| Pentwater Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 19 min | $87,708 |
| Pere Marquette Township | 11% | B | B+ | 15 min | $84,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pere Marquette Township. Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$94,141 (±$10,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
1.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ludington (20%, 7 mi), Pere Marquette Township (11%, 5 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Summit 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 Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.