With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cedar Creek Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Cedar Creek Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Employers in Cedar Creek Township report 93 jobs; 1,226 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cedar Creek Township itself; outside it, Muskegon draws the most (16%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cedar Creek Township, in a few figures
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Cedar Creek Township
The poverty rate holds Cedar Creek Township’s grade up (9.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns).
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, Cedar Creek Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Cedar Creek Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,214 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Cedar Creek 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 places Cedar Creek Township commutes to
Where Cedar Creek Township clocks in
16% 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.
Jobs in Cedar Creek Township: what the 93 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Creek Township, 2011 → 2021: 74 → 93. 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 Cedar Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Cedar Creek Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Creek Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,345 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,490 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). 4.6% of Cedar Creek Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cedar Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cedar Creek Township is 2,560th of 4,269 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 143 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,558 | Oregon Township IN | 3,282 | $71K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,559 | Hastings Township MI | 3,091 | $79K | 10.1% | 5.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,560 | Cedar Creek Township MI | 3,365 | $74K | 9.2% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,561 | Wimberley TX | 2,909 | $80K | 6.9% | 12.3% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,562 | Kalaeloa HI | 3,342 | $90K | 22.0% | 6.9% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,269 | 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 Cedar Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Cedar Creek Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Muskegon Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Township | – | C+ | D | 26 min | $73,586 |
| Holton Township | 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $72,910 |
| Dalton Township | under 3% | B− | D | 23 min | $81,612 |
| Bridgeton Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 33 min | $62,228 |
| Egelston Township | under 3% | C− | D | 25 min | $61,432 |
| Muskegon Township | 4% | C− | C | 22 min | $54,962 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Creek Township?
$73,586 (±$4,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Creek Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Creek Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (16%, 11 mi), Norton Shores (6%, 14 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Cedar Creek Township walkable?
Cedar Creek Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cedar Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Creek 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.