Dorr Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The two grades for Dorr Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 1,656 jobs are based in Dorr Township for 3,814 working residents. Only 7% work in Dorr Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (13%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dorr Township, in a few figures
Jobs in Dorr Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Dorr Township went from 820 in 2011 to 1,656 in 2021, +102%. The jobs ↓
Dorr Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Dorr Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Dorr Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Dorr Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dorr Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #135 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Dorr Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
In Dorr Township, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dorr Township, 2011 → 2021: 820 → 1,656. 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 Dorr Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Dorr Township
On a workday 3,529 residents head out to work, 285 work right here, and 1,371 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Dorr Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Where people from Dorr Township work
Where Dorr Township clocks in
Lines 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.
About 28 minutes to work from Dorr Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dorr Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,415 commuters (the 9% 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 distance from Dorr Township to work
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.
Dorr Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dorr Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #602 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 3,735 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 Dorr Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dorr Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dorr Township next to U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,700: 743rd of 3,069 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 7 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 741 | Tippecanoe Township IN | 9,877 | $110K | 5.2% | 3.2% | 3% | A− |
| 742 | Gypsum Township KS | 10,370 | $77K | 6.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 743 | Dorr Township MI | 7,918 | $98K | 4.4% | 4.2% | 7% | A− |
| 744 | Raleigh Hills OR | 6,744 | $120K | 7.0% | 4.9% | 2% | A− |
| 745 | Lancaster MA | 9,161 | $135K | 1.4% | 6.9% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Dorr Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Dorr Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Byron Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dorr Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr Township | – | A− | D | 28 min | $97,542 |
| Leighton Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $103,888 |
| Hopkins Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 26 min | $88,825 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $89,034 |
| Byron Township | 8% | A− | B+ | 21 min | $91,481 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dorr 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 Dorr Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dorr Township?
$97,542 (±$16,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dorr Township?
4.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dorr Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dorr Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (13%, 17 mi), Wyoming (12%, 12 mi), Byron Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Dorr Township walkable?
Dorr Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dorr 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 Dorr Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dorr 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.