Household incomes in Denver Township are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Denver Township for work; outside it, Fremont is the main destination (11%, 9 miles). Poverty touches 21.0% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. Denver Township grades D− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Denver Township, in a few figures
The four measures behind Denver Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Denver Township is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Denver Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Denver 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, Denver Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Denver Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denver Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 654 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who leaves Denver Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 678 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Denver Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
The towns that employ Denver Township’s residents
Where Denver Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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 238 jobs based in Denver Township
238 jobs are based in Denver Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denver Township, 2011 → 2021: 225 → 238. 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 Denver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Denver Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
For most of Denver Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Denver Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 712 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). 4.4% of Denver Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Denver Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Denver Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 89 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 124 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 201 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 4,932 | Kirbyville TX | 2,031 | $43K | 23.7% | 10.5% | 19% | D− |
| 4,933 | Posey Township IN | 1,616 | $51K | 25.1% | 9.7% | 3% | D− |
| 4,934 | Denver Township MI | 2,088 | $42K | 21.0% | 3.3% | 3% | D− |
| 4,935 | Ronan MT | 2,209 | $42K | 21.6% | 4.9% | 28% | D− |
| 4,936 | Grifton NC | 2,539 | $37K | 32.7% | 18.3% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Denver Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Denver Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dayton Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Township | – | D− | C− | 33 min | $41,735 |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Dayton Township | 2% | B | C+ | 24 min | $81,635 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 42 min | $52,057 |
| Newfield Township | 2% | D | C | 27 min | $62,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denver 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 Denver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Denver Township?
$41,735 (±$6,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denver Township?
21.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denver Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denver Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (11%, 9 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 47 mi), Muskegon (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Denver Township walkable?
Denver Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Denver Township without a car?
0% 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 Denver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denver 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.