With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Buckeye Township works elsewhere
There are 66 jobs in Buckeye Township; 436 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Buckeye Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). Measured by household income, Buckeye Township is behind 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Buckeye Township
Buckeye Township is a place people come home to
There are 66 jobs based in Buckeye Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Buckeye Township has about 1,000 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Buckeye Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Buckeye Township is Midland, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (79) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Buckeye Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 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; with 436 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Buckeye Township’s grade explained
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Buckeye Township’s grade.
Unemployment (8.4%) is left out: Buckeye 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, Buckeye Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Buckeye Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 432 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Buckeye Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Half of Buckeye Township commutes less than 24 miles
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.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Buckeye Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buckeye Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 469 commuters (the 9% 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.
18% of working residents work in Midland
Where Buckeye Township clocks in
18% 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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Buckeye Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buckeye Township, 2011 → 2021: 119 → 66. 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 Buckeye Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Buckeye Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 518 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). 13.3% of Buckeye Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Buckeye Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, and where Buckeye Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 152 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 187 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 5,385 | Adams WI | 1,803 | $43K | 25.7% | 5.6% | 14% | D− |
| 5,386 | Millcreek Township IN | 1,422 | $49K | 18.4% | 2.4% | 6% | D− |
| 5,387 | Buckeye Township MI | 1,416 | $53K | 21.0% | 8.4% | 1% | D− |
| 5,388 | Preston WI | 1,441 | $49K | 20.9% | 2.4% | 2% | D− |
| 5,389 | Cottonwood AL | 1,104 | $34K | 27.6% | 1.3% | 1% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Buckeye Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Buckeye Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
The biggest share goes to Gladwin (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buckeye Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Township | – | D− | D− | 37 min | $52,708 |
| Grout Township | 2% | D | C+ | 29 min | $74,688 |
| Hay Township | under 2% | D | D | 39 min | $64,432 |
| Tobacco Township | 2% | C− | D | 28 min | $64,000 |
| Gladwin | 17% | D− | B | 20 min | $43,005 |
| Gladwin Township | 3% | D | B− | 29 min | $58,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buckeye 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 Buckeye Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buckeye Township?
$52,708 (±$11,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buckeye Township?
21.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buckeye Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buckeye Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (18%, 23 mi), Gladwin (17%, 5 mi), Beaverton (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Buckeye Township walkable?
Buckeye Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Buckeye Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buckeye Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buckeye 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.