Photo: Dave Parker · CC BY 3.0Northville Township’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 3.1%; Michigan has 13.2%. Jobs and income earn Northville Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B−. 32% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Northville Township: the gist
Northville Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Northville Township went from 3,818 in 2011 to 7,462 in 2021, +95%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Northville Township works from home
32% of Northville Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Northville Township
72% of Northville Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Northville Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Northville Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,462 jobs in Northville Township are filled from a wide area. Northville Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Northville Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northville Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #9 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($150,518, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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, Northville Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Northville Township’s employers do
7,462 jobs are based in Northville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northville Township, 2011 → 2021: 3,818 → 7,462. 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 Northville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Northville Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northville Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,774 commuters (the 32% 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.
8% of working residents work in Livonia
Where Northville Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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 workday in Northville Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 12,487 residents head out to work, 501 work right here, and 6,961 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Northville Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
How far it is to work from Northville 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.
Northville Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northville Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #284 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% 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 15,929 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). 2.7% of Northville Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Northville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Northville Township is 28th among 1,334 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 42,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 26 | Otsego MN | 24,525 | $120K | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 27 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| 28 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 29 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| 30 | Mercer Island WA | 25,422 | $219K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 124 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
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| 140 | Independence Township MI | 37,725 | $115K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
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| 270 | Plymouth Township MI | 27,130 | $117K | 4.7% | 4.6% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Northville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Northville Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Novi (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northville Township | – | A+ | B− | 25 min | $150,518 |
| Northville | under 3% | A+ | A | 26 min | $145,530 |
| Plymouth Township | 4% | A | B | 23 min | $116,883 |
| Novi | 5% | A | B− | 26 min | $110,723 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $112,378 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northville 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 Northville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Northville Township?
$150,518 (±$11,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northville Township?
3.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northville Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northville Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Livonia (8%, 6 mi), Detroit (8%, 20 mi), Dearborn (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Northville Township walkable?
Northville Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northville Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northville 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.