Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Livonia are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 4.7% of residents, against 13.2% across Michigan. The two grades for Livonia are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven work in Livonia; the top destination outside it is Detroit (9%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Livonia: the figures worth knowing
Livonia is where the jobs are
Livonia has 73,636 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Livonia draws workers from far and wide
The 73,636 jobs in Livonia are filled from a wide area. Livonia’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Livonia’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Livonia is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #108 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Livonia’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
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, Livonia could be anywhere from A− to A.
A workday in Livonia: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 35,912 residents head out to work, 6,984 work right here, and 66,652 people come in from elsewhere.
About 123,000 people are in Livonia on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Livonia: where workers come from
Where Livonia clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
What Livonia’s employers do
73,636 jobs are based in Livonia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Livonia, 2011 → 2021: 72,136 → 73,636. 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 Livonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Livonia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Livonia workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37,692 commuters (the 18% 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.
Livonia’s commute, mile by mile
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 Livonia, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Livonia is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #263 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of 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 46,172 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 3.2% of Livonia households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Livonia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Livonia is 91st of 485 U.S. towns of 65,000 to 125,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 40 | Canton Township MI | 99,714 | $121K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Rochester Hills MI | 77,539 | $121K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Troy MI | 88,733 | $120K | 5.4% | 4.4% | 20% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Lakewood CA | 78,010 | $119K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4% | A |
| 90 | Mission Viejo CA | 90,484 | $136K | 5.6% | 5.2% | 9% | A |
| 91 | Livonia MI | 92,603 | $98K | 4.7% | 4.6% | 16% | A |
| 92 | Lee's Summit MO | 107,514 | $103K | 5.7% | 3.8% | 20% | A |
| 93 | Franklin Township NJ | 69,105 | $125K | 5.9% | 5.1% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 485 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 Livonia, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Livonia
The biggest share goes to Farmington Hills (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Livonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia | – | A | B− | 24 min | $98,460 |
| Redford Township | under 3% | B− | B | 25 min | $69,414 |
| Farmington Hills | 5% | A− | B− | 25 min | $104,836 |
| Plymouth Township | 3% | A | B | 23 min | $116,883 |
| Westland | under 3% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $62,076 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Livonia’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 Livonia: questions
What is the median household income in Livonia?
$98,460 (±$2,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livonia?
4.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Livonia?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Livonia work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit (9%, 14 mi), Dearborn (6%, 10 mi), Farmington Hills (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Livonia walkable?
Livonia is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Livonia 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 Livonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livonia
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.