Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Waucedah Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
45 jobs are based in Waucedah Township for 350 working residents. Hardly any work in Waucedah Township itself; outside it, Iron Mountain draws the most (38%, 14 miles). 5% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Waucedah Township apart
Waucedah Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Waucedah Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Waucedah Township has about 500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
38% of Waucedah Township works in Iron Mountain
134 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Iron Mountain, 14 miles away. That’s 38 times as many as work in Waucedah Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Waucedah Township
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Waucedah Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Waucedah Township goes to work
Where Waucedah Township clocks in
38% of workers
12% 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.
Waucedah Township works in goods: 53% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waucedah Township, 2011 → 2021: 113 → 45. 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 Waucedah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Waucedah Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waucedah Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Waucedah Township
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Waucedah Township
The biggest share goes to Breen Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waucedah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waucedah Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $81,719 |
| Norway Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 21 min | $90,750 |
| Breen Township | 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Meyer Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Faithorn Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Breen Township and Faithorn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Meyer Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waucedah 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 Waucedah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waucedah Township?
$81,719 (±$12,616) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waucedah Township?
11.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waucedah Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waucedah Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron Mountain (38%, 14 mi), Kingsford (12%, 16 mi), Breitung Township (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Waucedah Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waucedah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waucedah 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.