Unemployment in Keego Harbor (5.6%) is higher than in 69% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Keego Harbor is better than 44% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 4% work in Keego Harbor itself; outside it, Troy draws the most (7%, 10 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Keego Harbor apart on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Keego Harbor
57% of Keego Harbor residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Keego Harbor pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Keego Harbor pay little
26% of the jobs based in Keego Harbor pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Keego Harbor: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Keego Harbor’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Keego Harbor could be anywhere from C− to A−.
What Keego Harbor’s employers do
791 jobs are based in Keego Harbor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keego Harbor, 2011 → 2021: 836 → 791. 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 Keego Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Keego Harbor: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,130 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 745 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Keego Harbor on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 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.
Out of Keego Harbor to work: where people go
Where Keego Harbor clocks in
7% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keego Harbor workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,189 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 it is to work from Keego Harbor
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.
Keego Harbor is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,394 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). 10.9% of Keego Harbor households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Keego Harbor’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Keego Harbor ranks: 2,673rd of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,671 | Neuse Forest NC | 2,671 | $85K | 4.6% | 6.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,672 | Grand Forks AFB ND | 1,987 | $73K | 4.0% | 3.9% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,673 | Keego Harbor MI | 2,723 | $65K | 15.6% | 5.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,674 | Washington Township IN | 3,428 | $51K | 6.6% | 4.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,675 | Blue Hill ME | 2,798 | $80K | 4.7% | 5.4% | 24% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Keego Harbor, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Keego Harbor
The biggest share goes to West Bloomfield Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keego Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keego Harbor | – | C+ | C+ | 28 min | $64,896 |
| West Bloomfield Township | 6% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $125,453 |
| Orchard Lake Village | under 4% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $206,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keego Harbor’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 Keego Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Keego Harbor?
$64,896 (±$17,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keego Harbor?
15.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keego Harbor?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keego Harbor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Troy (7%, 10 mi), Waterford Township (7%, 4 mi), West Bloomfield Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Keego Harbor walkable?
Keego Harbor is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Keego Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Keego Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keego Harbor
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.