Waltz Road-Huron River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Huron Township top those of 71% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Huron Township itself; outside it, Detroit draws the most (8%, 21 miles). 11.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.2% across Michigan. The two grades for Huron Township are B+ 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
Huron Township and work: the main findings
Jobs in Huron Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Huron Township went from 2,115 in 2011 to 5,338 in 2021, +152%. The jobs ↓
Huron Township makes and builds things
71% of the jobs based in Huron Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Huron Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Huron Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,338 jobs in Huron Township are filled from a wide area. Huron Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Huron Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Detroit, gets only 8% of working residents, and 54% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Huron Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Huron 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Huron Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Huron Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #273 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Huron Township’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
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, Huron Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The jobs
5,338 jobs are based in Huron Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huron Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,115 → 5,338. 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 Huron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Huron Township’s residents
Where Huron Township clocks in
7% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Huron 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 Huron Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,450 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.
Who leaves Huron Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,687 residents head out to work, 367 work right here, and 4,971 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Huron Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
How far Huron Township’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.
Most of Huron Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Huron Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #540 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Huron 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 7,551 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). 2.6% of Huron Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Huron Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Huron Township is 929th of 1,888 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 927 | Indianola IA | 16,829 | $75K | 6.4% | 4.0% | 22% | B+ |
| 928 | Jackson MO | 16,033 | $77K | 8.6% | 1.8% | 19% | B+ |
| 929 | Huron Township MI | 16,556 | $93K | 11.7% | 4.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 930 | Cherryland CA | 14,143 | $86K | 9.7% | 5.5% | 3% | B+ |
| 931 | Midway FL | 21,317 | $96K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | 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 Huron Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Huron Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Romulus (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Huron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Township | – | B+ | C− | 29 min | $92,832 |
| Brownstown Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $95,402 |
| Romulus | 7% | B− | C | 25 min | $69,151 |
| Sumpter Township | under 2% | B− | D | 29 min | $76,081 |
| Flat Rock | under 2% | B− | B | 29 min | $81,585 |
| Ash Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $72,562 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Huron 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 Huron Township: questions
What is the median household income in Huron Township?
$92,832 (±$7,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huron Township?
11.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huron Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huron Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (8%, 21 mi), Dearborn (7%, 14 mi), Romulus (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Huron Township walkable?
Huron Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Huron Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Huron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huron 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.