Turner Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Turner Township has 15 jobs for 153 working residents. Hardly any stay in Turner Township for work; outside it, Au Gres is the main destination (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Turner Township by day
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Turner Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where Turner Township goes to work
Where Turner 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.
Jobs in Turner Township: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turner Township, 2011 → 2021: 18 → 15. 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 Turner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Turner Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turner Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 4% 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.
How far Turner Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Around Turner Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Whitney Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $51,985 |
| Whitney Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mason Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Au Gres Township | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whitney Township, Mason Township, Au Gres Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Turner 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 Turner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Turner Township?
$51,985 (±$11,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Turner Township?
14.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turner Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Turner Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Gres (12%, 6 mi), Standish (6%, 15 mi), Tawas City (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Turner Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Turner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turner 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.