Oakfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Oakfield Township report 363 jobs for 2,583 working residents. Jobs and income earn Oakfield Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oakfield Township at work: what stands out
Oakfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 363 jobs based in Oakfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakfield Township has about 4,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oakfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Oakfield Township
60% of Oakfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Oakfield Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Oakfield Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Oakfield Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Oakfield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oakfield Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #196 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($103,411, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Oakfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Oakfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,508 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 288 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Oakfield Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Time on the road from Oakfield Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,446 commuters (the 12% 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.
Oakfield Township works in goods: 30% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 186 → 363. 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 Oakfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
19% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
Where Oakfield 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.
Where in the region Oakfield Township works
About 15% 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.
For most of Oakfield Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oakfield Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #433 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,786 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Oakfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oakfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,400, Oakfield Township ranks 997th of 3,432 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 995 | Nassau Bay TX | 5,210 | $72K | 11.5% | 1.9% | 4% | B+ |
| 996 | Lake Hallie WI | 7,396 | $87K | 8.9% | 1.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 997 | Oakfield Township MI | 6,190 | $103K | 7.4% | 3.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 998 | Buchanan WI | 6,793 | $105K | 2.3% | 8.9% | 4% | B+ |
| 999 | Barbecue NC | 5,910 | $79K | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Oakfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Oakfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield Township | – | B+ | C | 33 min | $103,411 |
| Spencer Township | under 3% | B | D | 35 min | $82,571 |
| Grattan Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 33 min | $111,354 |
| Courtland Township | under 3% | A | D | 28 min | $107,321 |
| Eureka Township | under 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $77,266 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakfield 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 Oakfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakfield Township?
$103,411 (±$22,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakfield Township?
7.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakfield Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakfield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (19%, 20 mi), Greenville (8%, 6 mi), Wyoming (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Oakfield Township walkable?
Oakfield Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakfield 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.