Photo: Jacob S. grafitti 14:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0Hazel Park has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2,626 jobs are based in Hazel Park, against 6,170 working residents. Jobs and income earn Hazel Park B−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 7.2 in Detroit.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hazel Park: the figures worth knowing
How Hazel Park earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hazel Park is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #375 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Hazel Park’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, U.S. 5.2%).
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, Hazel Park could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Hazel Park
On a workday 5,942 residents head out to work, 228 work right here, and 2,398 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Hazel Park on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
13% of working residents work in Detroit
Where Hazel Park clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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 Hazel Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazel Park, 2011 → 2021: 2,712 → 2,626. 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 Hazel Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hazel Park spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazel Park workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,872 commuters (the 15% 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 Hazel Park’s workers travel
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 Hazel Park, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hazel Park is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #63 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Hazel Park 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 8,078 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 36% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 5% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 7.3% of Hazel Park households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hazel Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hazel Park places 1,409th of 2,362 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,407 | Coventry Township OH | 10,264 | $74K | 9.9% | 5.7% | 4% | B− |
| 1,408 | Ocean Pines MD | 12,351 | $92K | 5.5% | 6.0% | 6% | B− |
| 1,409 | Hazel Park MI | 14,937 | $67K | 12.3% | 5.1% | 4% | B− |
| 1,410 | Buford GA | 18,780 | $69K | 12.6% | 4.5% | 12% | B− |
| 1,411 | Red Bank TN | 12,405 | $64K | 12.0% | 3.8% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 Hazel Park, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
31% of Hazel Park works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Detroit (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazel Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Park | – | B− | A− | 25 min | $67,073 |
| Ferndale | 4% | A− | A− | 23 min | $94,640 |
| Warren | 7% | C+ | B+ | 25 min | $64,016 |
| Madison Heights | 4% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $69,503 |
| Detroit | 13% | C− | A+ | 25 min | $39,938 |
| Royal Oak | 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $101,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazel Park’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 Hazel Park: questions
What is the median household income in Hazel Park?
$67,073 (±$5,662) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazel Park?
12.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazel Park?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazel Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (13%, 6 mi), Troy (8%, 9 mi), Warren (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Hazel Park walkable?
Hazel Park is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hazel Park without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 5% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazel Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazel Park
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.