Photo: Tim Kiser (TimK MSI) · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Grosse Ile Township earn more than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 8% stay in Grosse Ile Township for work; outside it, Detroit is the main destination (13%, 18 miles). Poverty touches 4.1% of residents, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Jobs and income earn Grosse Ile Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Grosse Ile Township apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Grosse Ile Township
68% of Grosse Ile Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Grosse Ile Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Grosse Ile Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Grosse Ile Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,149 jobs based in Grosse Ile Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grosse Ile Township has about 7,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. 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.
How Grosse Ile Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Grosse Ile Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #137 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Grosse Ile Township’s grade up ($126,582, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate 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, Grosse Ile Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Inside Grosse Ile Township’s 1,149 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grosse Ile Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,338 → 1,149. 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 Grosse Ile Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Grosse Ile Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grosse Ile Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,805 commuters (the 18% 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 Grosse Ile Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,975 residents head out to work, 332 work right here, and 817 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Grosse Ile Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.27 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 Grosse Ile Township’s residents
Where Grosse Ile Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grosse Ile Township
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 Grosse Ile Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grosse Ile Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #352 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Grosse Ile Township 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 4,621 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). 1.7% of Grosse Ile Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Grosse Ile Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Grosse Ile Township ranks: 769th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 62 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 767 | Sharonville OH | 13,997 | $75K | 9.1% | 1.3% | 8% | A− |
| 768 | Lancaster MA | 9,161 | $135K | 1.4% | 6.9% | 5% | A− |
| 769 | Grosse Ile Township MI | 10,409 | $127K | 4.1% | 4.6% | 8% | A− |
| 770 | Chester Township NJ | 7,795 | $242K | 2.0% | 9.1% | 4% | A− |
| 771 | Haddam CT | 8,947 | $114K | 4.8% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Grosse Ile Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Grosse Ile Township
The biggest share goes to Wyandotte (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grosse Ile Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Ile Township | – | A− | C+ | 31 min | $126,582 |
| Trenton | 3% | A− | B | 25 min | $82,212 |
| Wyandotte | 6% | B | B+ | 24 min | $71,987 |
| Brownstown Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $95,402 |
| Gibraltar | under 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $91,651 |
| Riverview | under 3% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $73,468 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grosse Ile 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 Grosse Ile Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grosse Ile Township?
$126,582 (±$6,922) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grosse Ile Township?
4.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grosse Ile Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grosse Ile Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (13%, 18 mi), Dearborn (9%, 13 mi), Wyandotte (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Grosse Ile Township walkable?
Grosse Ile Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grosse Ile Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grosse Ile Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grosse Ile 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.