Work & commute · Markey

Work & commute in Markey, MI

Most working residents leave Markey for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Denton (8%), Roscommon (7%) and Grayling (5%). Half commute less than 43 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22 of 685 working residents

Typical commute

43 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 663 Markey residents head out of town to work, 22 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Markey.

663live here, work elsewhere

22live and work here

177work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Markey goes to work

Denton6.6 mi away

8%55

Roscommon11.1 mi away

7%48

Grayling19.4 mi away

5%34

Grayling20.7 mi away

5%31

Higgins6 mi away

4%28

Gerrish6.4 mi away

3%22

Markey (in town)right here

3%22

Midland56.5 mi away

2%17

Saginaw75.4 mi away

2%14

Lansing115.1 mi away

2%14

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%400

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Markey commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

25%

16%

11%

48%

25%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

48%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Markey is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Markey are

199 jobs are based in Markey. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Markey’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Markey

199 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)93%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Markey residents hold

685 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+729%

Jobs based in Markey, 2011 → 2021: 24 → 199. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.