Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Delton
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Michigan. Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Only 5% stay in Delton for work; outside it, Kalamazoo is the main destination (10%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Delton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 360 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 412 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
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 Delton commutes to
Where Delton clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Delton: what the 431 are
431 jobs are based in Delton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delton, 2011 → 2021: 379 → 431. 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 Delton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Delton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delton workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 commuters (the 6% 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 Delton commutes
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.
Work in the towns next to Delton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delton | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,552 |
| Prairieville Township | under 2% | B− | C | 31 min | $67,332 |
| Hope Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 42 min | $99,427 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delton’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 Delton: questions
What is the median household income in Delton?
$61,552 (±$38,268) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delton?
12.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (10%, 18 mi), Barry Township (8%, 3 mi), Portage (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Delton without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delton
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.