Lyon Township has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.8% of residents, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. The two grades for Lyon Township are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 6% work in Lyon Township; the top destination outside it is Farmington Hills (7%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lyon Township and work: the main findings
Lyon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lyon Township went from 3,973 in 2011 to 7,858 in 2021, +98%. The jobs ↓
Lyon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,858 jobs in Lyon Township are filled from a wide area. Lyon Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Lyon Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Farmington Hills, gets only 7% of working residents, and 51% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lyon Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Lyon 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 ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Lyon Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Lyon Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lyon Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #29 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($146,354, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lyon Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The kinds of work in Lyon Township
7,858 jobs are based in Lyon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyon Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,973 → 7,858. 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 Lyon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Lyon Township to work: where people go
Where Lyon Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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 30 minutes to work from Lyon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,156 commuters (the 20% 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.
In and out of Lyon Township on a workday
On a workday 9,031 residents head out to work, 594 work right here, and 7,264 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 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.
The distance from Lyon Township 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.
For most of Lyon Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lyon Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #362 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Lyon 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 12,638 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). 1.7% of Lyon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lyon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lyon Township is 130th of 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 31 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Oakland Township MI | 20,631 | $167K | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Tewksbury MA | 31,901 | $128K | 3.4% | 3.7% | 9% | A |
| 129 | Dedham MA | 25,731 | $129K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 130 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 131 | Lino Lakes MN | 23,220 | $127K | 2.7% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 132 | Needham MA | 32,897 | $214K | 3.7% | 4.4% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Lyon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Lyon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | – | A | C+ | 30 min | $146,354 |
| South Lyon | under 3% | A | B | 32 min | $92,467 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 30 min | $109,657 |
| Green Oak Township | under 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $119,335 |
| Wixom | 3% | B | B | 25 min | $65,485 |
| Novi | 6% | A | B− | 26 min | $110,723 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $112,378 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Novi. Darker towns draw more of Lyon 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 Lyon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyon Township?
$146,354 (±$9,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyon Township?
4.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyon Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyon Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington Hills (7%, 12 mi), Novi (6%, 6 mi), Livonia (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lyon Township walkable?
Lyon Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyon Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyon 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.