Work & commute · Republic

Work & commute in Republic, MI

Most working residents leave Republic for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Ishpeming (22%), Marquette (14%) and Iron Mountain (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14 of 274 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 260 Republic residents head out of town to work, 14 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Republic.

260live here, work elsewhere

14live and work here

49work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Republic goes to work

Ishpeming20.3 mi away

22%59

Marquette34.6 mi away

14%39

Iron Mountain39.1 mi away

6%17

Republic (in town)right here

5%14

Marquette30.8 mi away

5%13

Negaunee24.6 mi away

3%8

Ishpeming24.8 mi away

3%8

Kingsford40.5 mi away

2%6

Ely13.3 mi away

2%6

Humboldt8.1 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%98

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

How far

How far Republic commutes

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

34%

37%

22%

7%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

37%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Republic is a commuter town

0.23jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Republic are

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

Jobs based in Republic

63 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Republic residents hold

274 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+40%

Jobs based in Republic, 2011 → 2021: 45 → 63. 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.