Most of Hamburg Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Hamburg Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. 2,886 jobs are based in Hamburg Township for 9,733 working residents. Hamburg Township grades 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
Work in Hamburg Township: the figures worth knowing
Hamburg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Hamburg Township works from home
22% of Hamburg Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Hamburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 2,886 jobs based in Hamburg Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hamburg Township has about 14,000 people in it, 33% 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 Hamburg Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hamburg Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #44 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hamburg Township’s grade. 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, Hamburg Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 32 minutes to work from Hamburg Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamburg Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,514 commuters (the 22% 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 people are in Hamburg Township by day
On a workday 9,234 residents head out to work, 499 work right here, and 2,387 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Hamburg Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
15% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
Where Hamburg Township clocks in
15% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Hamburg Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamburg Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,456 → 2,886. 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 Hamburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hamburg 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.
Few in Hamburg Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hamburg Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns, #525 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Hamburg 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 10,944 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). 2.2% of Hamburg Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hamburg Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hamburg Township is 213th of 1,705 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Hartland Township MI | 16,108 | $109K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 211 | Scituate MA | 19,662 | $137K | 2.9% | 3.5% | 13% | A |
| 212 | Pembroke MA | 18,492 | $146K | 4.0% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| 213 | Hamburg Township MI | 20,901 | $114K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| 214 | Niskayuna NY | 24,211 | $137K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 12% | A |
| 215 | Parole MD | 17,229 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.0% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Hamburg Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Hamburg Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Green Oak Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Township | – | A | C− | 32 min | $113,980 |
| Green Oak Township | 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $119,335 |
| Genoa Township | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $100,716 |
| Putnam Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 35 min | $96,442 |
| Webster Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $155,104 |
| Brighton | 3% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $80,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamburg 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 Hamburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamburg Township?
$113,980 (±$7,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamburg Township?
4.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamburg Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamburg Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (15%, 15 mi), Brighton (3%, 5 mi), Novi (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hamburg Township walkable?
Hamburg Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hamburg 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 Hamburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamburg 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.