At 2.1%, unemployment in Milford is lower than in 83% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Milford; the top destination outside it is Milford Township (9%, 1 miles). The two grades for Milford are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, Milford is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Milford: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside Milford
66% of Milford residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Milford pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Milford 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 ↓
Many jobs in Milford pay little
27% of the jobs based in Milford pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Milford
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milford is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #63 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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, Milford could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Milford: 2,075 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milford, 2011 → 2021: 1,853 → 2,075. 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 Milford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Milford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milford workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,512 commuters (the 21% 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.
How many people are in Milford by day
On a workday 2,727 residents head out to work, 188 work right here, and 1,887 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Milford on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 people from Milford work
Where Milford clocks in
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.
How far it is to work from Milford
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.
Getting around Milford: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milford is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #257 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% 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 3,180 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). 4.5% of Milford households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Milford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Milford is 405th of 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 403 | Heathrow FL | 6,769 | $126K | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3% | A |
| 404 | Massanetta Springs VA | 6,358 | $115K | 6.3% | 1.2% | 4% | A |
| 405 | Milford MI | 6,520 | $106K | 7.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A |
| 406 | Ardsley NY | 5,007 | $243K | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5% | A |
| 407 | Jackson Township IN | 5,601 | $133K | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Milford, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
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 Milford: questions
What is the median household income in Milford?
$105,713 (±$6,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milford?
7.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milford?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milford work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milford Township (9%, 1 mi), Detroit (5%, 29 mi), Farmington Hills (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Milford walkable?
Milford is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milford
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.