Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Allen Park
For jobs and income Allen Park is better than 73% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 6% work in Allen Park; the top destination outside it is Detroit (16%, 10 miles). The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Michigan norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Allen Park
Allen Park trades workers with the towns around it
Allen Park has about as many jobs (11,988) as working residents (11,565), but they are mostly different people: 10,821 residents leave for work each day while 11,244 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Allen Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Allen Park draws workers from far and wide
The 11,988 jobs in Allen Park are filled from a wide area. Allen Park’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 62% 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.
Why Allen Park gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car holds Allen Park’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Allen Park could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Allen Park
On a workday 10,821 residents head out to work, 744 work right here, and 11,244 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where Allen Park’s working residents head each day
Where Allen Park clocks in
12% 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.
Jobs in Allen Park: what the 11,988 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allen Park, 2011 → 2021: 10,519 → 11,988. 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 Allen Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Allen Park’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allen Park workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,835 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Allen Park goes to work
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 Allen Park: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,328 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). 3.6% of Allen Park households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Allen Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000, Allen Park ranks 674th of 1,509 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 672 | Groveland FL | 25,526 | $100K | 3.6% | 4.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 673 | Springfield VA | 31,154 | $126K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 11% | B+ |
| 674 | Allen Park MI | 27,445 | $82K | 6.9% | 4.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 675 | Old Jamestown MO | 20,651 | $100K | 7.4% | 5.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 676 | Golden CO | 20,390 | $99K | 12.6% | 3.6% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Allen Park, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 14% of Allen Park
The biggest share goes to Dearborn (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allen Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Park | – | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $81,655 |
| Melvindale | under 3% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $42,185 |
| Dearborn | 12% | C | A− | 22 min | $65,324 |
| Southgate | 2% | B | B+ | 24 min | $66,118 |
| Lincoln Park | under 3% | C | B | 24 min | $58,616 |
| Dearborn Heights | under 3% | C | B | 24 min | $60,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allen Park’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 Allen Park: questions
What is the median household income in Allen Park?
$81,655 (±$6,640) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allen Park?
6.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allen Park?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allen Park work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (16%, 10 mi), Dearborn (12%, 4 mi), Taylor (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Allen Park walkable?
Allen Park is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allen Park without a car?
0% 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 Allen Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen Park
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.