Friend-Hack House · Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Milan’s household incomes are higher than in 74% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Milan B; getting around on foot earns it A. The poverty rate is 10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan. About one in ten work in Milan itself; outside it, Ann Arbor draws the most (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Milan at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in Milan than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Milan fell from 2,487 in 2011 to 1,621 in 2021, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Milan 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.
Inside Milan’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milan is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #313 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Milan’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
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, Milan could be anywhere from C+ to A.
What the 1,621 jobs in Milan are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milan, 2011 → 2021: 2,487 → 1,621. 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 Milan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Milan: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milan workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,989 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.
Milan by day and by night
On a workday 2,426 residents head out to work, 236 work right here, and 1,385 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,900 people are in Milan on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Milan ends
Where Milan clocks in
18% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
The commute from Milan, 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.
Milan is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milan is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #37 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Milan 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 3,434 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). 8.9% of Milan households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Milan’s commuters take a bus or train.
Milan places 1,500th of 3,394 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,498 | Highwood IL | 5,323 | $108K | 16.0% | 6.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,499 | Marcellus NY | 5,959 | $94K | 5.4% | 6.6% | 11% | B |
| 1,500 | Milan MI | 5,973 | $97K | 10.4% | 5.8% | 9% | B |
| 1,501 | Geneseo NY | 7,759 | $47K | 36.6% | 10.2% | 11% | B |
| 1,502 | Morris Township IL | 7,356 | $74K | 10.4% | 3.4% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,394 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Milan, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Milan and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to York Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | – | B | A | 29 min | $96,949 |
| Milan Township | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $95,750 |
| York Township | 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $136,909 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milan’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 Milan: questions
What is the median household income in Milan?
$96,949 (±$12,224) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milan?
10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milan?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milan work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (18%, 14 mi), Pittsfield Township (7%, 9 mi), Ann Arbor Township (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Milan walkable?
Milan is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milan without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milan
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.