Attica Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 36% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #513 of 701 in Michigan.
Walkability C: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns · #390 of 701 in Michigan.
Household incomes here are lower than in 50% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 41 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Attica Township; the top destination outside it is Lapeer (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Attica Township, in brief
Attica Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Attica Township is a place people come home to
There are 295 jobs based in Attica Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Attica Township has about 3,100 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.
What’s behind Attica Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Attica Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #513 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Attica Township’s grade up ($75,223, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, Attica Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
About 41 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Attica Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,020 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Attica Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,902 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Attica Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
8% of working residents work in Lapeer
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Attica Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Attica Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
295 jobs are based in Attica Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Attica Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Attica Township, 2011 → 2021: 168 → 295. 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.
Half of Attica Township commutes less than 27 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Most trips from Attica Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Attica Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #390 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,193 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). 5.5% of Attica Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Attica Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Attica Township is 2,573rd of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Attica Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,571 | Dardanelle AR | 4,521 | $51K | 11.1% | 3.5% | 17% | C+ |
| 2,572 | Mount Morris Township IL | 3,639 | $50K | 12.6% | 2.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,573 | Attica Township MI | 4,729 | $75K | 13.0% | 5.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,574 | Pipestone MN | 4,100 | $68K | 13.1% | 3.0% | 46% | C+ |
| 2,575 | Spencer NC | 3,450 | $65K | 11.2% | 7.1% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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.
Attica Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Attica Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Attica Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attica Township | – | C+ | C | 41 min | $75,223 |
| Imlay Township | under 3% | B− | D | 36 min | $82,988 |
| Dryden Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 36 min | $103,860 |
| Lapeer Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 37 min | $70,197 |
| Arcadia Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 45 min | $79,985 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Attica Township: questions
What is the median household income in Attica Township?
$75,223 (±$15,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Attica Township?
13.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Attica Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Attica Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lapeer (8%, 8 mi), Imlay City (6%, 4 mi), Auburn Hills (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Attica Township walkable?
Attica Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Attica Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Attica Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Attica 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.