Most of Danby Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
262 jobs are based in Danby Township, and 955 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Danby Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D). Only 1% work in Danby Township; the top destination outside it is Portland (14%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Danby Township, in a few figures
The four measures behind Danby Township’s grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income 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, Danby Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Danby Township
On a workday 941 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 248 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Danby Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Danby Township’s residents
Where Danby Township clocks in
14% 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.
68% of the jobs in Danby Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danby Township, 2011 → 2021: 69 → 262. 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 Danby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Danby Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danby Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,242 commuters (the 14% 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 Danby Township goes to work
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Driving is how Danby Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,439 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). 0.7% of Danby Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Danby Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Danby Township next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000: 978th of 4,618 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 976 | Daleville VA | 3,797 | $103K | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7% | A− |
| 977 | Minot ME | 2,866 | $96K | 6.2% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| 978 | Danby Township MI | 2,997 | $93K | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 979 | Pleasant Township OH | 3,138 | $78K | 6.4% | 1.8% | 3% | A− |
| 980 | Saville Township PA | 2,650 | $83K | 4.5% | 0.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Danby Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 17% of Danby Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danby Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danby Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $92,768 |
| Portland | 14% | B | C | 28 min | $65,845 |
| Portland Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | A | B | 24 min | $91,582 |
| Sebewa Township | under 2% | A− | D | 30 min | $95,500 |
| Roxand Township | under 2% | A− | D | 28 min | $95,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Portland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Portland. Darker towns draw more of Danby 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 Danby Township: questions
What is the median household income in Danby Township?
$92,768 (±$18,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danby Township?
3.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danby Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danby Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (14%, 4 mi), Ionia (7%, 15 mi), Delta Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Danby Township walkable?
Danby Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Danby Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danby Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danby 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.