Delta Township has 1.6 jobs for every working resident: 20,665 people commute in to work
Jobs & income B: better than 65% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #274 of 701 in Michigan.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns · #107 of 701 in Michigan.
Household incomes here are higher than in 61% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 19 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Delta Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (29%, 5 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 8.6 in Lansing (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Delta Township
Delta Township is where the jobs are
Delta Township has 22,831 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Delta Township and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Delta Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Delta Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Delta Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Delta Township draws workers from far and wide
The 22,831 jobs in Delta Township are filled from a wide area. Delta Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Delta Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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.
What’s behind Delta Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delta Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #274 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Delta Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and 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 two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Delta Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Delta Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 11,845 residents head out to work, 2,166 work right here, and 20,665 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42,000 people are in Delta Township on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Delta Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Delta Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Delta Township commutes less than 7 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 19% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delta Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,522 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 22,831 jobs in Delta Township are
22,831 jobs are based in Delta Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Delta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delta Township, 2011 → 2021: 22,055 → 22,831. 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.
Delta Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delta Township is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #107 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 16,787 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 5.6% of Delta Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Delta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Delta Township is 715th of 1,315 U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Delta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 27 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 116 | Bloomfield Township MI | 43,904 | $163K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 713 | Mauldin SC | 31,465 | $82K | 8.4% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 714 | University City MO | 34,657 | $81K | 14.5% | 3.8% | 4% | B |
| 715 | Delta Township MI | 33,175 | $84K | 7.8% | 5.3% | 15% | B |
| 716 | Monroe Township NJ | 38,137 | $97K | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9% | B |
| 717 | North Providence RI | 34,833 | $84K | 9.3% | 5.4% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
34% of Delta Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Lansing (29%). Darker towns draw more of Delta Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Township | – | B | A− | 19 min | $84,342 |
| Lansing | 29% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
| Oneida Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $93,214 |
| Watertown Township | 1% | A | D | 21 min | $114,870 |
| Windsor Township | 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $105,906 |
| Lansing Township | 2% | C | A− | 18 min | $48,450 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Delta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delta Township?
$84,342 (±$4,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delta Township?
7.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delta Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delta Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (29%, 5 mi), East Lansing (7%, 9 mi), Meridian Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Delta Township walkable?
Delta Township is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delta Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delta 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.