Jefferson Avenue-Huron River and Harbin Drive-Silver Creek Canal Bridges · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Berlin Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Berlin Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. 1,412 jobs are based in Berlin Township, against 3,620 working residents. Only 3% work in Berlin Township itself; outside it, Monroe draws the most (8%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Berlin Township
Stores, warehouses and trucking
68% of the jobs in Berlin Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Berlin Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Monroe, gets only 8% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Berlin Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Berlin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Berlin Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berlin Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #259 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Berlin Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, 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, Berlin Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
What Berlin Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berlin Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,813 → 1,412. 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 Berlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Berlin Township to work: where people go
Where Berlin Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Getting to work from Berlin Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berlin Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,206 commuters (the 7% 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 works in Berlin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,504 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 1,296 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Berlin 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.
Where in the region Berlin Township works
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.
In Berlin Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berlin Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #652 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Berlin Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,513 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). 2.0% of Berlin Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Berlin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Berlin Township comes 1,233rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,231 | Molalla OR | 10,104 | $89K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,232 | North Logan UT | 11,608 | $90K | 14.4% | 1.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,233 | Berlin Township MI | 10,123 | $85K | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,234 | Grand Rapids WI | 7,622 | $97K | 7.2% | 2.8% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,235 | Terrace Heights WA | 10,041 | $83K | 14.4% | 0.5% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Berlin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Berlin Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Frenchtown Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | – | B+ | D | 29 min | $85,077 |
| Flat Rock | under 3% | B− | B | 29 min | $81,585 |
| South Rockwood | under 3% | B | D | 27 min | $78,203 |
| Rockwood | under 3% | A− | C− | 29 min | $88,080 |
| Brownstown Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $95,402 |
| Frenchtown Township | 6% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $66,225 |
| Estral Beach | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Ash Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $72,562 |
Same-state neighbors only. Estral Beach: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berlin 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 Berlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berlin Township?
$85,077 (±$11,591) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berlin Township?
8.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berlin Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berlin Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (8%, 10 mi), Frenchtown Township (6%, 7 mi), Dearborn (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Berlin Township walkable?
Berlin Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berlin 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.