Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Oakland Township are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 2.7% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). The two grades for Oakland Township are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 27% of workers, the job is at home; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oakland Township, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Oakland Township
69% of Oakland Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Oakland Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Oakland Township
27% of Oakland Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Oakland Township is a place people come home to
There are 2,023 jobs based in Oakland Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakland Township has about 14,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Oakland Township: the grade in detail
Household income is its strongest input ($166,538, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oakland Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
The 2,023 jobs based in Oakland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakland Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,764 → 2,023. 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 Oakland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Oakland Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,901 commuters (the 27% 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 many people are in Oakland Township by day
On a workday 8,414 residents head out to work, 253 work right here, and 1,770 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Oakland Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.23 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Troy
Where Oakland Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
How many miles Oakland Township commutes
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 Oakland Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oakland Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #370 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Oakland Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,487 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). 2.5% of Oakland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oakland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oakland Township next to U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000: 101st of 1,931 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Lake Zurich IL | 19,868 | $136K | 3.4% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 100 | Mequon WI | 25,120 | $144K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 13% | A+ |
| 101 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 102 | Doylestown Township PA | 18,137 | $150K | 4.3% | 2.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 103 | Uwchlan Township PA | 19,615 | $134K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Oakland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Oakland Township
The biggest share goes to Rochester Hills (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Township | – | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $166,538 |
| Orion Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 26 min | $118,801 |
| Rochester Hills | 7% | A | B | 24 min | $120,694 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A− | C | 30 min | $97,723 |
| Addison Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 32 min | $110,574 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakland 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 Oakland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakland Township?
$166,538 (±$14,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakland Township?
2.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakland Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakland Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (10%, 12 mi), Auburn Hills (10%, 7 mi), Rochester Hills (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Oakland Township walkable?
Oakland Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakland 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.