Arcada Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Arcada Township; the top destination outside it is Alma (21%, 4 miles). There are 86 jobs in Arcada Township for 658 working residents. Jobs and income earn Arcada Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Arcada Township apart on work
Arcada Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Arcada Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arcada Township has about 1,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Arcada Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Arcada Township: Alma (21%), Ithaca (8%) and Pine River Township (4%). Next door ↓
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 658 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Arcada Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Arcada Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Arcada Township’s grade up ($88,523, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Arcada Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Arcada Township could be anywhere from C to B.
The workday shuffle in and out of Arcada Township
On a workday 654 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Arcada 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.
Out of Arcada Township to work: where people go
Where Arcada Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% 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: 28% of the jobs in Arcada Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcada Township, 2011 → 2021: 151 → 86. 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 Arcada Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Arcada Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arcada Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 643 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far Arcada Township goes to work
About 17% 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 Arcada Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Arcada Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Arcada 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 762 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). 4.0% of Arcada Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Arcada Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Arcada Township ranks 2,968th of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,966 | Chico TX | 1,116 | $76K | 10.5% | 14.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,967 | Chatham VA | 1,191 | $59K | 7.8% | 3.3% | 17% | C+ |
| 2,968 | Arcada Township MI | 1,640 | $89K | 12.9% | 3.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,969 | Nashua IA | 1,505 | $67K | 7.3% | 2.2% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,970 | Minco OK | 1,580 | $61K | 11.3% | 4.8% | 13% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Arcada Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 33% of Arcada Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcada Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcada Township | – | C+ | D | 22 min | $88,523 |
| Alma | 21% | D | A | 19 min | $53,307 |
| Sumner Township | under 2% | D | D− | 29 min | $57,245 |
| Ithaca | 8% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $63,109 |
| Emerson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pine River Township | 4% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $71,073 |
Same-state neighbors only. Emerson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alma. Darker towns draw more of Arcada 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 Arcada Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arcada Township?
$88,523 (±$12,125) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcada Township?
12.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arcada Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arcada Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alma (21%, 4 mi), St. Louis (9%, 6 mi), Ithaca (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Arcada Township walkable?
Arcada Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Arcada Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arcada Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcada 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.