Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Deerfield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
91 jobs are based in Deerfield Township, and 534 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Deerfield Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Home is the office for 4% of workers; Michigan has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Deerfield Township: the gist
Deerfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 91 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 1,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Deerfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 534 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Deerfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Deerfield Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.7%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,065, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.4%) is left out: Deerfield 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Deerfield Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
In and out of Deerfield Township on a workday
On a workday 529 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 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.
The trip to work from Deerfield Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 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 684 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.
11% of working residents work in Blissfield Township
Where Deerfield Township clocks in
11% 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.
Deerfield Township works in goods: 56% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 181 → 91. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Deerfield Township
About 18% 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.
The commute in Deerfield Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Deerfield Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. 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 713 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). 3.4% 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 next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000: 1,262nd of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,260 | Newport OH | 1,180 | $92K | 1.6% | 5.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,261 | Shoemakersville PA | 1,387 | $79K | 9.0% | 4.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,262 | Deerfield Township MI | 1,471 | $77K | 5.7% | 3.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,263 | Burlington Township MN | 1,718 | $106K | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,264 | Byers CO | 1,726 | $94K | 3.3% | 13.6% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Deerfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Deerfield Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Blissfield Township (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | – | B+ | D | 33 min | $77,065 |
| Blissfield Township | 11% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Summerfield Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $92,788 |
| Ridgeway Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 32 min | $80,250 |
| Dundee Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 29 min | $86,789 |
| Riga Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 27 min | $86,131 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blissfield Township: not graded. 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?
$77,065 (±$6,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?
5.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?
33 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blissfield Township (11%, 4 mi), Adrian (8%, 13 mi), Ann Arbor (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Deerfield Township walkable?
Deerfield Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 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 3% 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.