With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilber Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, against 14% across Michigan. There are 83 jobs in Wilber Township for 212 working residents. Hardly any work in Wilber Township; the top destination outside it is Au Sable Township (12%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Wilber Township apart on work
A lot of Wilber Township works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Wilber Township: Au Sable Township (12%), Oscoda Township (8%) and Tawas Township (5%). Next door ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Wilber Township
About 40% 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.
Who leaves Wilber Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Wilber Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The places Wilber Township commutes to
Where Wilber Township clocks in
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.
Jobs in Wilber Township: what the 83 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilber Township, 2011 → 2021: 22 → 83. 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 Wilber Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Wilber Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilber Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 7% 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.
Work next door: 31% of Wilber Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilber Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilber Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $66,667 |
| Oscoda Township | 8% | D− | B | 17 min | $43,125 |
| Baldwin Township | 3% | C− | B | 15 min | $69,792 |
| Plainfield Township | 3% | C− | B− | 30 min | $52,035 |
| Au Sable Township | 12% | D | C− | 17 min | $50,511 |
| Tawas Township | 5% | D | C | 25 min | $59,531 |
| Sand Lake | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Au Sable Township. Darker towns draw more of Wilber 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 Wilber Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilber Township?
$66,667 (±$6,412) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilber Township?
14.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilber Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilber Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Sable Township (12%, 7 mi), Tawas City (8%, 8 mi), Oscoda Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Wilber Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilber Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilber 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.