Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Oxford Township works elsewhere
Oxford Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. 5,079 jobs are based in Oxford Township, and 10,002 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, Oxford Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Oxford Township
Oxford Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Oxford Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Oxford Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Oxford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Oxford Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,079 jobs in Oxford Township are filled from a wide area. Oxford Township’s own residents hold 17% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Oxford Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oxford Township is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #233 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Oxford Township’s grade up ($114,076, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate 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, Oxford Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Oxford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oxford Township, 2011 → 2021: 5,214 → 5,079. 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 Oxford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oxford Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oxford Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,072 commuters (the 18% 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.
10% of working residents work in Auburn Hills
Where Oxford Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
In and out of Oxford Township on a workday
On a workday 9,134 residents head out to work, 868 work right here, and 4,211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Oxford Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
How many miles Oxford 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.
Driving is how Oxford Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oxford Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #329 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Oxford 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 11,130 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). 4.0% of Oxford Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Oxford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000, Oxford Township ranks 814th of 1,712 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Hartland Township MI | 16,108 | $109K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| 119 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 812 | Colonial Heights VA | 18,738 | $77K | 7.9% | 3.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 813 | Delhi Township OH | 28,968 | $91K | 8.5% | 4.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 814 | Oxford Township MI | 23,066 | $114K | 7.0% | 6.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 815 | Maitland FL | 19,511 | $97K | 10.4% | 4.8% | 10% | B+ |
| 816 | Northbridge MA | 16,799 | $111K | 7.9% | 6.1% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | 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 Oxford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Oxford Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Orion Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oxford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | – | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $114,076 |
| Addison Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 32 min | $110,574 |
| Orion Township | 7% | A | C+ | 26 min | $118,801 |
| Metamora Township | under 3% | A− | C | 32 min | $108,565 |
| Brandon Township | under 3% | A− | C | 33 min | $93,523 |
| Dryden Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 36 min | $103,860 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oxford 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 Oxford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oxford Township?
$114,076 (±$8,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oxford Township?
7.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oxford Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oxford Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn Hills (10%, 12 mi), Troy (8%, 20 mi), Orion Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Oxford Township walkable?
Oxford Township is more walkable than 40% 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 Oxford Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oxford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oxford 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.