Addison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Addison Township report 446 jobs for 2,629 working residents. Jobs and income earn Addison Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Addison Township apart on work
Addison Township is a place people come home to
There are 446 jobs based in Addison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Addison Township has about 4,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Addison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Addison Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Addison Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Addison Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Addison Township
65% of Addison Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Addison Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Addison Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Addison Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #165 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Addison Township’s grade up ($110,574, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Addison Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Addison Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,522 residents head out to work, 107 work right here, and 339 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Addison Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Addison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Addison Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,716 commuters (the 9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 40% of the jobs in Addison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Addison Township, 2011 → 2021: 458 → 446. 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 Addison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
10% of working residents work in Auburn Hills
Where Addison Township clocks in
10% of workers
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.
The commute from Addison Township, by distance
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.
In Addison Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Addison Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #510 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Addison Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,985 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Addison Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Addison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Addison Township is 850th of 3,349 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 848 | Evansville WI | 5,837 | $81K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 19% | A− |
| 849 | Harpswell ME | 5,102 | $96K | 5.6% | 1.2% | 12% | A− |
| 850 | Addison Township MI | 6,321 | $111K | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4% | A− |
| 851 | Crete IL | 8,345 | $97K | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5% | A− |
| 852 | Martic Township PA | 5,135 | $93K | 9.5% | 0.4% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Addison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Addison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oxford Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Addison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | – | A− | C− | 32 min | $110,574 |
| Oxford Township | 5% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $114,076 |
| Bruce Township | under 4% | A | C+ | 32 min | $117,989 |
| Dryden Township | under 4% | B+ | C | 36 min | $103,860 |
| Oakland Township | under 4% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $166,538 |
| Metamora Township | under 4% | A− | C | 32 min | $108,565 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Addison 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 Addison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Addison Township?
$110,574 (±$15,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Addison Township?
5.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Addison Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Addison Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn Hills (10%, 13 mi), Troy (8%, 18 mi), Oxford Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Addison Township walkable?
Addison Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Addison Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Addison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Addison 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.