Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Most of London Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn London Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D. There are 110 jobs in London Township for 1,220 working residents. Only 3% work in London Township itself; outside it, Ann Arbor draws the most (5%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: London Township in brief
London Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in London Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday London Township has about 1,900 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
London Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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.
What’s behind London Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, London Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #270 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds London Township’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income 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 two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, London Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
London Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,187 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in London Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from London Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of London Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,198 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where London Township’s working residents head each day
Where London Township clocks in
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.
Goods jobs make up 37% of work in London Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in London Township, 2011 → 2021: 51 → 110. 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 London Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far London Township goes to work
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 London Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, London Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #639 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,396 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of London Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of London Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, London Township ranks 1,463rd of 4,771 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 142 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 227 | Heath Township MI | 4,017 | $105K | 1.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,461 | Welsh LA | 3,286 | $78K | 10.7% | 0.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,462 | Lake Park NC | 3,609 | $66K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,463 | London Township MI | 3,006 | $81K | 4.5% | 5.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,464 | Beaver Township MI | 2,684 | $89K | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,465 | Springport NY | 2,138 | $86K | 3.8% | 3.5% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 London Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How London Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | London Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Township | – | B+ | D | 30 min | $80,625 |
| Augusta Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $108,457 |
| Milan Township | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $95,750 |
| Exeter Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $94,491 |
| Dundee Township | 5% | A− | B− | 29 min | $86,789 |
| Raisinville Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $90,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dundee Township. Darker towns draw more of London 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 London Township: questions
What is the median household income in London Township?
$80,625 (±$20,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in London Township?
4.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from London Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in London Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (5%, 18 mi), Dundee Township (5%, 6 mi), Milan (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is London Township walkable?
London Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around London Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from London Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of London 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.