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Jobs & commute in Vienna Township

Vienna Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. There are 8 jobs in Vienna Township for 172 working residents. Hardly any work in Vienna Township itself; outside it, Albert Township draws the most (15%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Vienna Township

On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

171live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night570
Workday410
570live here− 170head out to work+ 7come in to work= 410on a workday

About 410 people are in Vienna Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Vienna Township goes to work

Grayling: 3 residents work here (2%)Gaylord: 9 residents work here (5%)Lansing: 5 residents work here (3%)Montmorency Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Hillman Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Briley Township: 19 residents work here (11%)Vienna TownshipAlbert Township: 25 residents work here (15%)Greenwood Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Charlton Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Alpena Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Albert TownshipBriley TownshipGaylordGreenwood TownshipLansingHillman TownshipVienna Township
1
Albert Township10.9 mi away
15%25
2
Briley Township7.5 mi away
11%19
3
Gaylord16.6 mi away
5%9
4
Greenwood Township18.4 mi away
3%6
5
Lansing160.5 mi away
3%5
6
Hillman Township16.8 mi away
3%5
7
Alpena Township46.4 mi away
3%5
82%4
92%4
10
Grayling31.6 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%87
The top trips

Where Vienna 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 50% of Vienna Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Vienna TownshipJobs Vienna Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices50%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%41%
Over $3,333 a month38%35%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 54100%47%
55 and older0%28%
−65%

Jobs based in Vienna Township, 2011 → 2021: 23 → 8. 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 Vienna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Vienna Township: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
207 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Vienna Township27 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of Vienna Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Vienna Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
15%Carpool

Share of the 146 commuters (the 10% 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

The commute from Vienna Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAlbert Township: 15% · 10.9 miBriley Township: 11% · 7.5 miGaylord: 5% · 16.6 miGreenwood Township: 3% · 18.4 miLansing: 3% · 160.5 miHillman Township: 3% · 16.8 miAlpena Township: 3% · 46.4 miMontmorency Township: 2% · 14.1 miCharlton Township: 2% · 5.5 miGrayling: 2% · 31.6 miAlbert Township 15%Briley Township 11%Gaylord 5%Greenwood Township 3%Lansing 3%Vienna Township
Vienna TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi48 residents
21%10–24 mi36 residents
19%25–50 mi33 residents
32%Over 50 mi55 residents

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.

Next door

Next door is work for 30% of Vienna Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Albert Township19 min
Charlton Township26 min
Vienna Township27 min
Montmorency Township29 min
Briley Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownVienna Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Vienna Township–——27 min$46,625
Briley Township11%D−C−32 min$43,115
Charlton Township2%CC−26 min$66,813
Albert Township15%D−C+19 min$54,423
Montmorency Township2%CC−29 min$67,614

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Albert Township. Darker towns draw more of Vienna Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Vienna Township: questions

What is the median household income in Vienna Township?

$46,625 (±$5,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Vienna Township?

16.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Vienna Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Vienna Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Township (15%, 11 mi), Briley Township (11%, 8 mi), Gaylord (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Vienna Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Vienna Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Vienna Township

Vienna Township home →

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.