With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Arcadia Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Arcadia Township are C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Employers in Arcadia Township report 130 jobs, against 1,227 working residents. Only 3% stay in Arcadia Township for work; outside it, Lapeer is the main destination (10%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Arcadia Township: the figures worth knowing
Arcadia Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Arcadia Township is a place people come home to
There are 130 jobs based in Arcadia Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arcadia Township has about 2,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Arcadia Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Arcadia Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #476 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Arcadia Township’s grade up ($79,985, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
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, Arcadia Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
From Arcadia Township, about 45 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arcadia Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,270 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who works in Arcadia Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,192 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Arcadia 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.
Commuting out of Arcadia Township: the destinations
Where Arcadia Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Arcadia Township makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcadia Township, 2011 → 2021: 64 → 130. 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 Arcadia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Arcadia Township
About 15% 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.
Few in Arcadia Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Arcadia Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #654 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% 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 1,424 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). 3.9% of Arcadia Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Arcadia Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Arcadia Township ranks: 2,731st of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 139 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 155 | Lima Township MI | 4,215 | $119K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,729 | Kemmerer WY | 2,353 | $77K | 14.3% | 1.6% | 35% | C+ |
| 2,730 | Corinth ME | 3,139 | $64K | 11.4% | 1.9% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,731 | Arcadia Township MI | 3,174 | $80K | 11.0% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,732 | Sparta MI | 4,255 | $61K | 9.3% | 6.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,733 | Madelia MN | 2,488 | $77K | 13.7% | 3.7% | 32% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Arcadia Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Arcadia Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcadia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Township | – | C+ | D | 45 min | $79,985 |
| Mayfield Township | under 3% | B− | D | 26 min | $68,774 |
| North Branch Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 38 min | $77,941 |
| Goodland Township | under 3% | B | D | 46 min | $108,063 |
| Attica Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 41 min | $75,223 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arcadia 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 Arcadia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arcadia Township?
$79,985 (±$7,444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcadia Township?
11.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arcadia Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arcadia Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lapeer (10%, 9 mi), Imlay City (6%, 8 mi), Troy (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Arcadia Township walkable?
Arcadia Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Arcadia 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 Arcadia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcadia 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.