Oakland Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Oakland Township itself; outside it, Stanley draws the most (20%, 17 miles). There are 3 jobs in Oakland Township, and 15 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Oakland Township by day
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Oakland Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Oakland Township goes to work
Where Oakland Township clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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.
Oakland Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakland Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 3. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oakland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Oakland Township works
About 47% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Oakland Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Osloe Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Shell Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| McAlmond Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Coulee Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osloe Township, Shell Township, Austin Township, McAlmond Township and Spring Coulee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 2023, 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
Where do people who live in Oakland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stanley (20%, 17 mi), Ross (7%, 23 mi), Powers Lake (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 2023, 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.