Randall House · Photo: TomCat4680 · CC BY-SA 3.0Dayton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Dayton Township has 25 jobs; 617 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Dayton Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Dayton Township, in brief
Dayton Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Dayton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dayton Township has about 1,300 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dayton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Dayton Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 617 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Dayton Township’s grade
Household income holds Dayton Township’s grade up ($69,583, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (8.7%) is left out: Dayton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dayton Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who works in Dayton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Dayton 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.
Getting to work from Dayton Township takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dayton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 600 commuters (the 3% 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.
7% of working residents work in Marlette
Where Dayton Township clocks in
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.
Dayton Township makes things: 60% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dayton Township, 2011 → 2021: 46 → 25. 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 Dayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Dayton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Getting around Dayton Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 620 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). 2.7% of Dayton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dayton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600, Dayton Township ranks 4,155th of 5,921 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 148 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 223 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | New Miami OH | 2,287 | $43K | 26.0% | 18.1% | <1% | C− |
| 4,154 | Batavia OH | 2,041 | $61K | 18.9% | 12.3% | 5% | C− |
| 4,155 | Dayton Township MI | 1,901 | $70K | 12.0% | 8.7% | 1% | C− |
| 4,156 | Pawlet VT | 1,380 | $62K | 10.0% | 2.8% | 16% | C− |
| 4,157 | Akron CO | 1,725 | $57K | 7.5% | 1.9% | 32% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Dayton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Dayton Township
The biggest share goes to Koylton Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | – | C− | D− | 40 min | $69,583 |
| Fremont Township | 3% | C− | C | 35 min | $63,155 |
| Wells Township | under 3% | C | D− | 27 min | $71,806 |
| Koylton Township | 5% | D | D− | 35 min | $65,000 |
| Rich Township | under 3% | C | D | 38 min | $66,000 |
| Mayville | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mayville: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dayton 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 Dayton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dayton Township?
$69,583 (±$15,181) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dayton Township?
12.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dayton Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dayton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marlette (7%, 10 mi), Caro (7%, 10 mi), Koylton Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Dayton Township walkable?
Dayton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dayton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dayton 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.