Photo: Gargiulo · Public domainMost of Three Oaks Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Three Oaks Township grades B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Employers in Three Oaks Township report 493 jobs; 994 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Three Oaks Township; the top destination outside it is New Buffalo Township (7%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Three Oaks Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
50% of the jobs in Three Oaks Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Three Oaks Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 994 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Three Oaks Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Three Oaks Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Three Oaks Township’s grade up (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($68,438, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on 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, Three Oaks Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
What Three Oaks Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Three Oaks Township, 2011 → 2021: 498 → 493. 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 Three Oaks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Three Oaks Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Three Oaks Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,020 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.
Who leaves Three Oaks Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 895 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 394 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Three Oaks Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Three Oaks Township’s residents
Where Three Oaks Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Half of Three Oaks Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 27% 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.
Getting around Three Oaks Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Three Oaks Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,177 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.4% of Three Oaks Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Three Oaks Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Three Oaks Township comes 2,307th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 134 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 216 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 2,305 | Clifford Township PA | 2,092 | $85K | 7.7% | 8.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,306 | Port Dickinson NY | 1,654 | $69K | 11.7% | 4.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,307 | Three Oaks Township MI | 2,281 | $68K | 7.9% | 4.5% | 10% | B− |
| 2,308 | Morgan Township OH | 2,350 | $78K | 11.3% | 2.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,309 | Walnut Hill TN | 2,415 | $52K | 5.9% | 3.5% | 1% | B− |
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| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Three Oaks Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door is work for 13% of Three Oaks Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Three Oaks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks Township | – | B− | B | 18 min | $68,438 |
| New Buffalo Township | 7% | C+ | B | 25 min | $92,188 |
| Chikaming Township | 6% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $83,908 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Buffalo Township. Darker towns draw more of Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Three Oaks Township?
$68,438 (±$8,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Three Oaks Township?
7.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Three Oaks Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Three Oaks Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Buffalo Township (7%, 5 mi), New Buffalo (7%, 6 mi), Chikaming Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Three Oaks Township walkable?
Three Oaks Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Three Oaks Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Three Oaks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Three Oaks 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.