Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0Households in Bloomfield Township have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Bloomfield Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−. 4.8% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. For 27% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bloomfield Township, in a few figures
Bloomfield Township trades workers with the towns around it
Bloomfield Township has about as many jobs (18,663) as working residents (17,192), but they are mostly different people: 16,031 residents leave for work each day while 17,502 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Bloomfield Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Bloomfield Township
27% of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bloomfield Township
73% of Bloomfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Bloomfield Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Bloomfield Township draws workers from far and wide
The 18,663 jobs in Bloomfield Township are filled from a wide area. Bloomfield Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Bloomfield Township works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Bloomfield Township: Troy (9%), Auburn Hills (5%) and Birmingham (4%). Next door ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Bloomfield Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bloomfield Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #28 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($162,788, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bloomfield Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Bloomfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 16,031 residents head out to work, 1,161 work right here, and 17,502 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 (1.09 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.
About 24 minutes each way for Bloomfield Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,044 commuters (the 27% 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.
Most jobs in Bloomfield Township are in services
18,663 jobs are based in Bloomfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 19,926 → 18,663. 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 Bloomfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
10% of working residents work in Detroit
Where Bloomfield Township clocks in
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bloomfield Township
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.
Few in Bloomfield Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bloomfield Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #291 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.2% 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 20,721 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). 2.4% of Bloomfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bloomfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bloomfield Township next to U.S. towns of 31,000 to 59,000: 74th of 985 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 17 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 72 | Lake Oswego OR | 39,722 | $142K | 3.4% | 3.4% | 13% | A |
| 73 | Wauwatosa WI | 48,649 | $101K | 5.8% | 2.1% | 17% | A |
| 74 | Bloomfield Township MI | 43,904 | $163K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| 75 | Deerfield Township OH | 43,979 | $125K | 4.9% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| 76 | Tewksbury MA | 31,901 | $128K | 3.4% | 3.7% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Independence Township MI | 37,725 | $115K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
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| 167 | Meridian Township MI | 44,869 | $87K | 13.1% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 985 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Bloomfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
25% of Bloomfield Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Troy (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | – | A | B− | 24 min | $162,788 |
| Birmingham | 4% | A | B+ | 20 min | $153,510 |
| Pontiac | 3% | C− | B | 21 min | $44,329 |
| Bloomfield Hills | under 3% | A+ | A− | 20 min | $189,942 |
| West Bloomfield Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $125,453 |
| Southfield Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $184,531 |
| Franklin | under 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $194,079 |
| Troy | 9% | A | B | 24 min | $120,045 |
| Beverly Hills | under 3% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $177,412 |
| Auburn Hills | 5% | B | B | 22 min | $84,375 |
| Farmington Hills | 4% | A− | B− | 25 min | $104,836 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomfield Township?
$162,788 (±$6,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?
4.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (10%, 16 mi), Troy (9%, 7 mi), Southfield (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Bloomfield Township walkable?
Bloomfield Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bloomfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloomfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomfield 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.