With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cedar Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Cedar Township itself; outside it, Reed City draws the most (15%, 8 miles). 11 jobs are based in Cedar Township; 172 of its residents have a job. At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Cedar Township run about the Michigan average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Cedar Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Cedar Township: the destinations
Where Cedar Township clocks in
8% 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.
In Cedar Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Township, 2011 → 2021: 6 → 11. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Cedar Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Cedar Township commutes less than 21 miles
About 38% 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.
Cedar Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rose Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $62,045 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $69,896 |
| Rose Lake Township | 3% | D | D | 32 min | $62,083 |
| Hersey Township | 2% | C− | C | 28 min | $61,538 |
| Osceola Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osceola Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Township?
$62,045 (±$21,816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?
13.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reed City (15%, 8 mi), Big Rapids (8%, 18 mi), Cadillac (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Cedar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar 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.