Most of Antioch Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Antioch Township for work; outside it, Traverse City is the main destination (16%, 26 miles). 36 jobs are based in Antioch Township for 316 working residents. Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Antioch Township stands out on work
Antioch Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Antioch Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Antioch Township has about 640 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Antioch Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Antioch Township is Traverse City, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (52) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Antioch 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 ↓
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 316 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Antioch Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 315 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Antioch Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Antioch Township
About 24% 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.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Antioch Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 345 commuters (the 8% 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 that employ Antioch Township’s residents
Where Antioch Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Antioch Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Antioch Township, 2011 → 2021: 22 → 36. 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 Antioch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Antioch Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hanover Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Antioch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $65,000 |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Boon Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Hanover Township | 3% | C− | C | 30 min | $68,214 |
| Springville Township | 3% | D− | C | 32 min | $46,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Colfax Township and Boon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Antioch 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 Antioch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Antioch Township?
$65,000 (±$13,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Antioch Township?
18.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Antioch Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Antioch Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Traverse City (16%, 26 mi), Garfield Township (13%, 24 mi), Cadillac (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Antioch Township without a car?
2% 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 Antioch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Antioch 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.