Households in Delhi Township earn more than those in 68% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Delhi Township for work; outside it, Lansing is the main destination (28%, 6 miles). 10.3% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Jobs and income earn Delhi Township B; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Delhi Township: the figures worth knowing
Delhi Township and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Delhi Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Delhi Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Delhi Township residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Delhi Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delhi Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #300 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Delhi Township’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
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, Delhi Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The towns that employ Delhi Township’s residents
Where Delhi Township clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Delhi Township
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.
Delhi Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 10,831 residents head out to work, 971 work right here, and 6,412 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Delhi Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Delhi Township
7,383 jobs are based in Delhi Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delhi Township, 2011 → 2021: 6,177 → 7,383. 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 Delhi Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Delhi Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delhi Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,714 commuters (the 17% 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.
The commute in Delhi Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delhi Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #157 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Delhi 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 14,129 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Delhi Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Delhi Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,409 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 38,000, Delhi Township comes 784th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 29 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 61 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 90 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 782 | Lake Magdalene FL | 32,083 | $76K | 13.0% | 3.6% | 5% | B |
| 783 | Hobart IN | 29,298 | $75K | 10.0% | 4.3% | 13% | B |
| 784 | Delhi Township MI | 28,431 | $90K | 10.3% | 5.1% | 8% | B |
| 785 | Universal City TX | 20,399 | $75K | 8.8% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 786 | Spring Valley CA | 31,969 | $109K | 9.5% | 10.5% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,409 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 Delhi Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Delhi Township and its neighbors: 30% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delhi Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Township | – | B | B+ | 22 min | $90,437 |
| Lansing | 28% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
| Aurelius Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $95,455 |
| Alaiedon Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $94,042 |
| Windsor Township | under 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $105,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lansing. Darker towns draw more of Delhi 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 Delhi Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delhi Township?
$90,437 (±$6,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delhi Township?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delhi Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delhi Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (28%, 6 mi), East Lansing (9%, 9 mi), Delta Township (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Delhi Township walkable?
Delhi Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delhi Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delhi Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delhi 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.