Arbela Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 55 jobs in Arbela Township, against 895 working residents. The two grades for Arbela Township are C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Hardly any work in Arbela Township; the top destination outside it is Frankenmuth (11%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Arbela Township at work: what stands out
Arbela Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Arbela Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arbela Township has about 1,900 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Arbela Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 32 minutes). 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 895 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Arbela Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Arbela Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #558 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Arbela Township’s grade.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Arbela Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Arbela Township by day and by night
On a workday 888 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Arbela Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Getting to work from Arbela Township takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arbela Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,083 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.
Where the trip to work from Arbela Township ends
Where Arbela Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Arbela Township makes things: 42% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arbela Township, 2011 → 2021: 79 → 55. 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 Arbela Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Arbela Township
About 22% 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.
In Arbela Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Arbela Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #521 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,191 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Arbela Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Arbela Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Arbela Township is 3,447th among 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,445 | Hoyt Lakes MN | 1,978 | $66K | 7.3% | 13.9% | 11% | C |
| 3,446 | North Kingsville OH | 2,685 | $62K | 6.5% | 7.7% | 2% | C |
| 3,447 | Arbela Township MI | 2,770 | $65K | 13.4% | 5.2% | 1% | C |
| 3,448 | Moravia NY | 3,133 | $61K | 13.2% | 3.8% | 18% | C |
| 3,449 | Waddington NY | 2,220 | $80K | 11.3% | 3.3% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Arbela Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
10% of Arbela Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Millington Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arbela Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbela Township | – | C | C− | 36 min | $65,185 |
| Thetford Township | under 2% | C | D | 32 min | $73,984 |
| Tuscola Township | under 2% | B | C− | 27 min | $72,898 |
| Millington Township | 8% | C+ | C | 29 min | $65,737 |
| Birch Run Township | 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $82,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arbela 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 Arbela Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arbela Township?
$65,185 (±$9,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arbela Township?
13.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arbela Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arbela Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankenmuth (11%, 7 mi), Millington Township (8%, 6 mi), Saginaw (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Arbela Township walkable?
Arbela Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Arbela Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arbela Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arbela 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.