With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitney Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Whitney Township for work; outside it, Au Gres is the main destination (8%, 7 miles). Whitney Township has 108 jobs for 239 working residents. 5% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Whitney Township apart
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Whitney Township
About 45% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Whitney Township
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Whitney Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Commuting out of Whitney Township: the destinations
Where Whitney 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.
In Whitney Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitney Township, 2011 → 2021: 26 → 108. 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 Whitney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Whitney Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitney Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 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.
The towns around Whitney Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,875 |
| Sims Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Turner Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Alabaster Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sims Township, Turner Township and Alabaster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitney 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 Whitney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Whitney Township?
$61,875 (±$9,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitney Township?
7.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitney Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitney Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Gres (8%, 7 mi), Standish (6%, 21 mi), Chippewa Township (5%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Whitney Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitney 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.