Most of Lyon Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 49 jobs in Lyon Township for 327 working residents. Lyon Township grades C for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 7% work in Lyon Township itself; outside it, Grayling draws the most (6%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lyon Township
A big share show a job far from home
47% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Lyon Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Lyon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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; with 327 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Lyon Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Lyon Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lyon Township’s grade up (8.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Lyon Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Lyon Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The commute from Lyon Township, by distance
About 47% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
How a workday changes Lyon Township
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Lyon Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Lyon Township’s residents
Where Lyon Township clocks in
Lines 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.
The kinds of work in Lyon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyon Township, 2011 → 2021: 28 → 49. 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.
Lyon Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 385 commuters (the 9% 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.
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 25% of U.S. towns. 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 421 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). 5.5% of Lyon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lyon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lyon Township places 2,978th of 4,866 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 151 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
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| 2,976 | Lovington Township IL | 1,515 | $60K | 9.9% | 1.6% | 2% | C |
| 2,977 | Mason Township IL | 1,243 | $78K | 15.6% | 3.4% | <1% | C |
| 2,978 | Lyon Township MI | 1,279 | $68K | 8.2% | 3.2% | 7% | C |
| 2,979 | Hermon NY | 1,094 | $70K | 9.2% | 13.7% | 5% | C |
| 2,980 | Franklin Park FL | 1,688 | $38K | 45.8% | 0.0% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Lyon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Lyon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Gerrish Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | – | C | C | 23 min | $68,472 |
| Gerrish Township | 2% | B | D | 18 min | $95,813 |
| Beaver Creek Township | 2% | D | D | 24 min | $61,121 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 40 min | $63,295 |
| Norwich Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Enterprise Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Markey Township | 2% | D | D− | 27 min | $51,587 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norwich Township and Enterprise Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$68,472 (±$14,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyon Township?
8.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grayling (6%, 14 mi), Grayling Township (6%, 16 mi), Roscommon Township (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lyon Township walkable?
Lyon Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.