Work & commute · Arcadia

Work & commute in Arcadia, MI

Most working residents leave Arcadia for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Lapeer (10%), Imlay City (6%) and Troy (4%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

35 of 1,227 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

45 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,192 Arcadia residents head out of town to work, 35 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arcadia.

1,192live here, work elsewhere

35live and work here

95work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arcadia goes to work

Lapeer9.2 mi away

10%117

Imlay City7.6 mi away

6%77

Troy36.1 mi away

4%47

Detroit50.1 mi away

4%47

Sterling Heights36.9 mi away

4%43

Auburn Hills30.1 mi away

3%39

Warren43 mi away

3%37

Shelby30.7 mi away

3%37

Arcadia (in town)right here

3%35

Bruce19.1 mi away

3%34

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%714

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Arcadia commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

22%

19%

44%

15%

22%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

44%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arcadia is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.11 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Arcadia are

130 jobs are based in Arcadia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arcadia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Arcadia

130 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Arcadia residents hold

1,227 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+103%

Jobs based in Arcadia, 2011 → 2021: 64 → 130. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.