Wellington Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 16 jobs in Wellington Township; 100 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Wellington Township for work; outside it, Alpena is the main destination (32%, 19 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wellington Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Wellington Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Wellington Township goes to work
Where Wellington Township clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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.
In Wellington Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wellington Township, 2011 → 2021: 21 → 16. 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 Wellington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Wellington Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wellington Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 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.
Where in the region Wellington Township works
About 37% 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 is work for 12% of Wellington Township
The biggest share goes to Hillman Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wellington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $58,125 |
| Long Rapids Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Metz Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Green Township | 2% | D− | D | 26 min | $55,000 |
| Montmorency Township | under 1% | C | C− | 29 min | $67,614 |
| Hillman Township | 8% | D− | C | 27 min | $42,893 |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Rapids Township and Metz Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wellington 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 Wellington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wellington Township?
$58,125 (±$19,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wellington Township?
12.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wellington Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wellington Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpena (32%, 19 mi), Hillman Township (8%, 10 mi), Alpena Township (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Wellington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wellington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wellington 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.