Most of Arenac Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 3% of workers (Michigan 14%). Employers in Arenac Township report 48 jobs, and 345 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Arenac Township; the top destination outside it is Standish (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Arenac Township apart
Arenac Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Arenac Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arenac Township has about 570 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Arenac Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 345 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Arenac Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 343 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Arenac Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The trip to work from Arenac Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arenac Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 commuters (the 3% 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 Arenac Township’s residents
Where Arenac Township clocks in
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.
What Arenac Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arenac Township, 2011 → 2021: 264 → 48. 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 Arenac Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Arenac Township works
About 25% 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.
Around Arenac Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Deep River Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arenac Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenac Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $60,000 |
| Au Gres Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Deep River Township | 8% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $58,598 |
| Mason Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Standish Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | D | B− | 27 min | $50,795 |
Same-state neighbors only. Au Gres Township and Mason Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Standish Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arenac 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 Arenac Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arenac Township?
$60,000 (±$12,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arenac Township?
12.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arenac Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arenac Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Standish (17%, 6 mi), Deep River Township (8%, 6 mi), Bay City (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Arenac Township without a car?
1% 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 Arenac Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arenac 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.