Armada Township has lower unemployment (1.3%) than 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Armada Township A; getting around on foot earns it C. Measured by household income, Armada Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Armada Township itself; outside it, Sterling Heights draws the most (7%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Armada Township, in brief
The quickest commute around
Armada Township’s 29-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 32 to 36 minutes. Next door ↓
Armada Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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.
The four measures behind Armada Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Armada Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #90 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, Armada Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Getting to work from Armada Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armada Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,141 commuters (the 18% 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.
Armada Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,014 residents head out to work, 184 work right here, and 1,386 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Armada Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where Armada Township’s working residents head each day
Where Armada Township clocks in
7% 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.
Armada Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
1,570 jobs are based in Armada Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Armada Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,224 → 1,570. 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 Armada Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Armada Township
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.
Driving is how Armada Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Armada Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #427 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,615 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.1% of Armada Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Armada Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
517th of 3,541: where Armada Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 515 | Greenbrier TN | 7,170 | $85K | 6.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 516 | Beacon Falls CT | 6,307 | $102K | 2.1% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 517 | Armada Township MI | 5,384 | $106K | 6.8% | 1.3% | 8% | A |
| 518 | Midland Park NJ | 7,039 | $147K | 2.8% | 7.2% | 7% | A |
| 519 | Mount Arlington NJ | 5,985 | $92K | 4.9% | 3.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | 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 Armada Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Armada Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bruce Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Armada Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armada Township | – | A | C | 29 min | $105,734 |
| Bruce Township | 3% | A | C+ | 32 min | $117,989 |
| Berlin Township | under 4% | B | D | 36 min | $93,948 |
| Richmond Township | under 4% | B | D | 32 min | $126,450 |
| Ray Township | under 4% | A | D | 33 min | $117,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Armada 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 Armada Township: questions
What is the median household income in Armada Township?
$105,734 (±$17,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armada Township?
6.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armada Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armada Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling Heights (7%, 20 mi), Shelby Township (6%, 14 mi), Clinton Township (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Armada Township walkable?
Armada Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Armada Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armada Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armada 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.