Goodar Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 45 jobs in Goodar Township, against 95 working residents. Only 2% work in Goodar Township itself; outside it, West Branch draws the most (6%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Goodar Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Goodar Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where people from Goodar Township work
Where Goodar Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Goods jobs make up 60% of work in Goodar Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodar Township, 2011 → 2021: 9 → 45. 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 Goodar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Goodar Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodar Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 19% 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.
How far Goodar Township goes to work
About 52% 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.
Goodar Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodar Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $57,500 |
| Rose Township | 6% | D | C− | 27 min | $55,491 |
| Plainfield Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 30 min | $52,035 |
| Mentor Township | under 3% | D− | B− | 20 min | $42,500 |
| Hill Township | under 3% | D | C− | 38 min | $64,453 |
| Lupton | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lupton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rose Township. Darker towns draw more of Goodar 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 Goodar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goodar Township?
$57,500 (±$22,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodar Township?
10.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodar Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodar Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Branch (6%, 20 mi), Rose Township (6%, 7 mi), Rose City (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Goodar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodar 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.