Gibraltar Road-Waterway Canal Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Gibraltar commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Gibraltar itself; outside it, Detroit draws the most (11%, 20 miles). 681 jobs are based in Gibraltar, against 2,101 working residents. The two grades for Gibraltar are A− 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
What sets Gibraltar apart on work
Gibraltar has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Gibraltar went from 494 in 2011 to 681 in 2021, +38%. The jobs ↓
Gibraltar empties out on a workday
About 3,400 people are in Gibraltar on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 4,800 who live here: 2,000 head out to work and 610 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Gibraltar
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gibraltar is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #146 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Gibraltar’s grade up (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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, Gibraltar could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
34% of the jobs in Gibraltar make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibraltar, 2011 → 2021: 494 → 681. 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 Gibraltar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Gibraltar by day
On a workday 2,029 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 609 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Gibraltar on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Gibraltar’s working residents head each day
Where Gibraltar clocks in
8% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Gibraltar
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gibraltar workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,855 commuters (the 10% 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 far it is to work from Gibraltar
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.
In Gibraltar, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gibraltar is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #441 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Gibraltar 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 2,062 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.3% of Gibraltar households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gibraltar’s commuters take a bus or train.
796th of 3,753: where Gibraltar ranks among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 51 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 122 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 794 | Dickinson Township PA | 5,519 | $105K | 3.3% | 4.3% | 3% | A− |
| 795 | Rio Pinar FL | 4,985 | $100K | 7.8% | 3.9% | 2% | A− |
| 796 | Gibraltar MI | 4,792 | $92K | 3.2% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 797 | Pleasant Garden NC | 5,165 | $88K | 9.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A− |
| 798 | Pleasant View TN | 5,797 | $109K | 1.4% | 6.4% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Gibraltar, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Gibraltar compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brownstown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gibraltar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | – | A− | C | 27 min | $91,651 |
| Brownstown Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $95,402 |
| Grosse Ile Township | under 4% | A− | C+ | 31 min | $126,582 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gibraltar’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 Gibraltar: questions
What is the median household income in Gibraltar?
$91,651 (±$5,033) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gibraltar?
3.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gibraltar?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gibraltar work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (11%, 20 mi), Dearborn (8%, 14 mi), Romulus (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Gibraltar walkable?
Gibraltar is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gibraltar without a car?
0% 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 Gibraltar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibraltar
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.