Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Northfield Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 6% work in Northfield Township itself; outside it, Ann Arbor draws the most (20%, 8 miles). Northfield Township has 1,621 jobs, against 3,879 working residents. Jobs and income earn Northfield Township A; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Northfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Northfield Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Northfield Township went from 1,142 in 2011 to 1,621 in 2021, +42%. The jobs ↓
Northfield 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Northfield Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northfield Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #60 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Northfield Township’s grade. 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, Northfield Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Northfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,142 → 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 Northfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Northfield Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,896 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.
How many people are in Northfield Township by day
On a workday 3,662 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 1,404 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,500 people are in Northfield Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Northfield Township to work: where people go
Where Northfield Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
Miles to work from Northfield Township
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.
Northfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northfield Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #388 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Northfield 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 4,476 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). 3.5% of Northfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Northfield Township is 413th of 2,956 U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 411 | Brier WA | 6,597 | $132K | 6.7% | 3.3% | 1% | A |
| 412 | Millis MA | 9,463 | $156K | 4.8% | 4.2% | 8% | A |
| 413 | Northfield Township MI | 8,785 | $94K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 414 | South Kensington MD | 8,148 | $211K | 4.5% | 5.2% | 2% | A |
| 415 | Barberton WA | 8,668 | $134K | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | 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 Northfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Northfield Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Green Oak Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Township | – | A | C | 29 min | $94,259 |
| Webster Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $155,104 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $112,378 |
| Green Oak Township | 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $119,335 |
| Ann Arbor Township | 3% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $164,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northfield 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 Northfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Northfield Township?
$94,259 (±$13,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northfield Township?
5.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northfield Township?
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 Northfield Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (20%, 8 mi), Livonia (5%, 18 mi), Novi (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Northfield Township walkable?
Northfield Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northfield Township 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 Northfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northfield 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.