With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Deerfield Township works elsewhere
Deerfield Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Employers in Deerfield Township report 207 jobs; 1,328 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Deerfield Township; the top destination outside it is Mount Pleasant (32%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Deerfield Township, in a few figures
Deerfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 207 jobs based in Deerfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Deerfield Township has about 2,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Deerfield Township and Mount Pleasant trade workers both ways
Mount Pleasant is the top workplace for Deerfield Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Deerfield Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Deerfield Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Deerfield Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #438 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Deerfield Township’s grade up ($96,667, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on 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 three years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Deerfield Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who commutes out of Deerfield Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,307 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 places Deerfield Township commutes to
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
32% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 30% of the jobs in Deerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 119 → 207. 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 Deerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deerfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,245 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Deerfield Township commutes
About 22% 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 Deerfield Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deerfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #617 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Deerfield 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 1,434 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). 1.3% of Deerfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Deerfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Deerfield Township is 2,372nd of 4,269 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 134 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 143 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,370 | Shadyside OH | 3,334 | $54K | 8.2% | 2.5% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,371 | Marcus Hook PA | 2,448 | $53K | 13.7% | 4.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,372 | Deerfield Township MI | 3,366 | $97K | 9.2% | 5.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,373 | Claridon Township OH | 3,116 | $86K | 18.3% | 4.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,374 | Reily Township OH | 2,778 | $77K | 14.4% | 3.8% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,269 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Deerfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
14% of Deerfield Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Union Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | C+ | D | 20 min | $96,667 |
| Union Township | 9% | C | B− | 18 min | $43,694 |
| Broomfield Township | 2% | C− | D | 23 min | $65,048 |
| Fremont Township | 1% | C | C− | 26 min | $74,911 |
| Nottawa Township | 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $78,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deerfield Township?
$96,667 (±$23,636) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
9.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Pleasant (32%, 6 mi), Union Township (9%, 4 mi), Chippewa Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Deerfield Township walkable?
Deerfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deerfield Township without a car?
0% 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 Deerfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deerfield 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.