Most of Wilmot Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. There are 33 jobs in Wilmot Township, and 253 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Wilmot Township; the top destination outside it is Petoskey (7%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Wilmot Township
Wilmot Township is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Wilmot Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wilmot Township has about 620 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Wilmot Township by day
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Wilmot Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wilmot Township
About 34% 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 towns that employ Wilmot Township’s residents
Where Wilmot Township clocks in
7% 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.
What Wilmot Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilmot Township, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 33. 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 Wilmot Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Wilmot Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilmot Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 265 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.
The towns around Wilmot Township
The biggest share goes to Mentor Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilmot Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmot Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $53,625 |
| Nunda Township | 3% | D | C− | 37 min | $58,707 |
| Mentor Township | 6% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Chandler Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Corwith Township | under 3% | D | C− | 21 min | $57,308 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mentor Township and Chandler Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilmot 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 Wilmot Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilmot Township?
$53,625 (±$14,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilmot Township?
6.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilmot Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilmot Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (7%, 16 mi), Gaylord (6%, 16 mi), Mentor Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Wilmot Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilmot Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilmot 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.