Most of Hartland Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. Hartland Township has 3,364 jobs, and 6,454 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Hartland Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hartland Township apart
No single place dominates Hartland Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Ann Arbor, gets only 7% of working residents, and 59% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hartland Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hartland Township
63% of Hartland Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Hartland Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Hartland Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Hartland Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Hartland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Hartland Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hartland Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #23 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hartland 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 three years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hartland Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
7% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
Where Hartland Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Hartland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartland Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,690 → 3,364. 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 Hartland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Hartland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartland Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,940 commuters (the 16% 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.
A workday in Hartland Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,898 residents head out to work, 556 work right here, and 2,808 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Hartland Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hartland 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.
Getting around Hartland Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hartland Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #221 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Hartland 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 8,276 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). 2.4% of Hartland Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hartland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hartland Township next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000: 169th of 2,220 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 7 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 25 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 79 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 167 | Rochester MI | 12,824 | $112K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 168 | Lisbon WI | 11,150 | $124K | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 169 | Hartland Township MI | 16,108 | $109K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| 170 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| 171 | Upper St. Clair Township PA | 20,466 | $163K | 2.5% | 3.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Hartland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Hartland Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Brighton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland Township | – | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,568 |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | A | D | 31 min | $99,770 |
| Highland Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 35 min | $96,574 |
| Brighton Township | 4% | A | C+ | 27 min | $132,610 |
| Oceola Township | under 3% | A | C− | 31 min | $118,870 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hartland 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 Hartland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hartland Township?
$108,568 (±$4,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartland Township?
3.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartland Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartland Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (7%, 26 mi), Brighton Township (4%, 6 mi), Farmington Hills (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hartland Township walkable?
Hartland Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hartland 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 Hartland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartland 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.