With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Peacock Township works elsewhere
There are 21 jobs in Peacock Township, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Peacock Township for work; outside it, Cadillac is the main destination (8%, 26 miles). Working residents average 38 minutes each way; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Peacock Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Peacock Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Peacock Township: the destinations
Where Peacock 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.
What Peacock Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peacock Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 21. 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 Peacock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peacock Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 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.
Where in the region Peacock Township works
About 45% 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.
How Peacock Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Webber Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peacock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $52,679 |
| Sauble Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Newkirk Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Webber Township | 4% | D− | C+ | 27 min | $46,286 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sauble Township, Newkirk Township and Eden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peacock 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 Peacock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Peacock Township?
$52,679 (±$20,726) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peacock Township?
15.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peacock Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peacock Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cadillac (8%, 26 mi), Webber Township (4%, 5 mi), Reed City (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Peacock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peacock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peacock 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.