Deerfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Jobs and income earn Deerfield Township B−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Employers in Deerfield Township report 449 jobs; 2,206 of its residents have a job. 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Deerfield Township apart on work
Deerfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Deerfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 449 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 4,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Deerfield Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Deerfield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Deerfield Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #373 of 701 in Michigan. Unemployment holds Deerfield Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Deerfield Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Time on the road from Deerfield Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 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 2,565 commuters (the 4% 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.
Deerfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,088 residents head out to work, 118 work right here, and 331 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
13% of working residents work in Lapeer
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
13% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Deerfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 444 → 449. 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.
Miles to work from Deerfield Township
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Deerfield Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deerfield Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #282 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,673 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). 3.7% of Deerfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Deerfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,800, Deerfield Township ranks 1,712th of 3,375 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,710 | West Milton OH | 4,871 | $63K | 15.3% | 2.3% | 7% | B− |
| 1,711 | Bellefonte PA | 5,862 | $63K | 13.1% | 0.7% | 12% | B− |
| 1,712 | Deerfield Township MI | 5,802 | $72K | 8.9% | 2.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,713 | Meredith NH | 6,854 | $87K | 7.7% | 3.7% | 21% | B− |
| 1,714 | Lexington WA | 4,413 | $101K | 3.5% | 11.8% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,375 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 3% | 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.
How Deerfield Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | B− | B− | 42 min | $72,241 |
| Marathon Township | under 2% | C− | D | 37 min | $65,511 |
| North Branch Township | 4% | C | C+ | 38 min | $77,941 |
| Mayfield Township | 4% | B− | D | 26 min | $68,774 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | C | D | 38 min | $66,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to North Branch Township. 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?
$72,241 (±$9,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
8.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lapeer (13%, 10 mi), North Branch Township (4%, 5 mi), Mayfield Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Deerfield Township walkable?
Deerfield Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Deerfield Township without a car?
9% 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 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.