Lyndon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
127 jobs are based in Lyndon Township for 1,113 working residents. Lyndon Township grades A− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Lyndon Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lyndon Township apart on work
Lyndon Township is a place people come home to
There are 127 jobs based in Lyndon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lyndon Township has about 1,700 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lyndon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 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.
The figures behind Lyndon Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lyndon Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #136 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Lyndon Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
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, Lyndon Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who leaves Lyndon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,081 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lyndon 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.
Commuting from Lyndon Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyndon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 970 commuters (the 13% 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.
19% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
Where Lyndon Township clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
49% of the jobs in Lyndon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyndon Township, 2011 → 2021: 67 → 127. 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 Lyndon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lyndon Township’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.
Lyndon Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lyndon Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #677 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Lyndon 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 1,121 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). 0.8% of Lyndon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lyndon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lyndon Township places 703rd of 4,797 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 127 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 216 | Milton Township MI | 3,187 | $119K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3% | A |
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| 701 | Cornwall-on-Hudson NY | 2,990 | $140K | 3.6% | 5.5% | 5% | A− |
| 702 | High Prairie Township KS | 2,135 | $103K | 8.5% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 703 | Lyndon Township MI | 2,662 | $123K | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 704 | Marshall NY | 1,910 | $101K | 6.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A− |
| 705 | Little Compton RI | 3,535 | $135K | 2.9% | 4.6% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Lyndon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Lyndon Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyndon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Township | – | A− | D− | 34 min | $122,568 |
| Waterloo Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $74,500 |
| Dexter Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $124,088 |
| Sylvan Township | under 3% | A | B− | 26 min | $102,656 |
| Unadilla Township | under 3% | B | C− | 34 min | $71,771 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyndon 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 Lyndon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyndon Township?
$122,568 (±$15,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyndon Township?
3.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyndon Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyndon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (19%, 19 mi), Chelsea (10%, 6 mi), Pittsfield Township (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lyndon Township walkable?
Lyndon Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyndon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyndon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyndon 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.