Dalton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Dalton Township itself; outside it, Muskegon draws the most (18%, 8 miles). Employers in Dalton Township report 1,106 jobs for 4,092 working residents. Jobs and income earn Dalton Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dalton Township and work: the main findings
Jobs in Dalton Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Dalton Township went from 435 in 2011 to 1,106 in 2021, +154%. The jobs ↓
Dalton Township makes and builds things
60% of the jobs based in Dalton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Dalton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 36%. The jobs ↓
Dalton Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,106 jobs based in Dalton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dalton Township has about 6,700 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Dalton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dalton Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #429 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Dalton Township’s grade up ($81,612, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate 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, Dalton Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
A place that makes things: 60% of Dalton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dalton Township, 2011 → 2021: 435 → 1,106. 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 Dalton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Dalton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,956 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 970 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Dalton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Dalton Township ends
Where Dalton Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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.
About 23 minutes each way, about the MI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dalton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,442 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Dalton Township, by distance
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.
For most of Dalton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dalton Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #614 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Dalton 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 4,974 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). 3.6% of Dalton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dalton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Dalton Township is 1,729th of 2,751 U.S. towns of 6,800 to 13,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,727 | Harrisonville MO | 10,040 | $62K | 7.2% | 6.2% | 19% | B− |
| 1,728 | York NE | 8,284 | $63K | 11.5% | 1.7% | 47% | B− |
| 1,729 | Dalton Township MI | 9,651 | $82K | 8.6% | 6.5% | 3% | B− |
| 1,730 | Esopus NY | 9,544 | $89K | 21.5% | 3.6% | 5% | B− |
| 1,731 | Craig CO | 8,874 | $73K | 8.9% | 2.5% | 34% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,751 | 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 Dalton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work in the towns next to Dalton Township
The biggest share goes to Muskegon Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dalton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Township | – | B− | D | 23 min | $81,612 |
| Muskegon Township | 5% | C− | C | 22 min | $54,962 |
| Blue Lake Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 26 min | $83,452 |
| Fruitland Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $91,076 |
| Cedar Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 26 min | $73,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dalton 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 Dalton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dalton Township?
$81,612 (±$8,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dalton Township?
8.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dalton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dalton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskegon (18%, 8 mi), Whitehall (8%, 7 mi), Norton Shores (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Dalton Township walkable?
Dalton Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dalton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dalton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dalton 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.