Macomb Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Macomb Township report 9,943 jobs for 39,341 working residents. For jobs and income Macomb Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−). Only 5% work in Macomb Township; the top destination outside it is Sterling Heights (8%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Macomb Township: the figures worth knowing
Macomb Township is a place people come home to
There are 9,943 jobs based in Macomb Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Macomb Township has about 66,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Macomb Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Where Macomb Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income holds Macomb Township’s grade up ($120,652, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate 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, Macomb Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Macomb Township by day and by night
On a workday 37,515 residents head out to work, 1,826 work right here, and 8,117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66,000 people are in Macomb Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 trip to work from Macomb Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Macomb Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40,092 commuters (the 15% 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 people from Macomb Township work
Where Macomb Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 29% of Macomb Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macomb Township, 2011 → 2021: 8,139 → 9,943. 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 Macomb Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Macomb Township, by distance
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 Macomb Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% 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 47,008 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). 2.0% of Macomb Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Macomb Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Macomb Township ranks: 63rd of 456 U.S. towns of 67,000 to 128,000
| # | 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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| 37 | Canton Township MI | 99,714 | $121K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Rochester Hills MI | 77,539 | $121K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Troy MI | 88,733 | $120K | 5.4% | 4.4% | 20% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Ann Arbor MI | 122,233 | $82K | 23.8% | 3.9% | 48% | A |
| 62 | Pleasanton CA | 74,556 | $190K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 15% | A |
| 63 | Macomb Township MI | 95,099 | $121K | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5% | A |
| 64 | San Ramon CA | 86,209 | $196K | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10% | A |
| 65 | Broomfield CO | 79,174 | $124K | 6.2% | 3.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 456 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Macomb Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
14% of Macomb Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macomb Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb Township | – | A | B− | 29 min | $120,652 |
| Clinton Township | 8% | B | B+ | 25 min | $74,244 |
| Chesterfield Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $91,508 |
| Shelby Township | 6% | A− | B− | 25 min | $91,012 |
| Ray Township | under 3% | A | D | 33 min | $117,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township. Darker towns draw more of Macomb 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 Macomb Township: questions
What is the median household income in Macomb Township?
$120,652 (±$3,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Macomb Township?
4.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Macomb Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Macomb Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sterling Heights (8%, 9 mi), Warren (8%, 14 mi), Clinton Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Macomb Township walkable?
Macomb Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Macomb 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 Macomb Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macomb 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.