Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Scio Township are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Scio Township grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. 6.4% of residents are in poverty, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. Home is the office for 28% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Scio Township stands out on work
A lot of Scio Township works one town over
40% of working residents work in a town that borders Scio Township: Ann Arbor (37%) and Ann Arbor Township (3%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Scio Township
28% of Scio Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Scio Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,506 jobs in Scio Township are filled from a wide area. Scio Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 66% 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.
Why Scio Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Scio Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #31 of 701 in Michigan. Household income is its strongest input ($129,816, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. 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, Scio Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 22 minutes each way for Scio Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scio Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,593 commuters (the 28% 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.
37% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
Where Scio Township clocks in
37% 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.
Scio Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,734 residents head out to work, 511 work right here, and 8,995 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Scio Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Scio Township
9,506 jobs are based in Scio Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scio Township, 2011 → 2021: 9,854 → 9,506. 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 Scio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Scio Township goes to work
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 Scio Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Scio Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #216 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Scio 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 9,115 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 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 2.8% of Scio Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Scio Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
186th of 1,915: where Scio Township ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 64 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 184 | Lakeway TX | 19,027 | $190K | 2.5% | 3.5% | 9% | A |
| 185 | Millbury MA | 14,276 | $119K | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8% | A |
| 186 | Scio Township MI | 18,597 | $130K | 6.4% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| 187 | Mays Chapel MD | 16,066 | $127K | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 188 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Scio Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Work next door: 40% of Scio Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ann Arbor (37%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scio Township | – | A | B | 22 min | $129,816 |
| Ann Arbor | 37% | A | A+ | 20 min | $82,212 |
| Dexter | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $106,637 |
| Webster Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 27 min | $155,104 |
| Lima Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 23 min | $119,236 |
| Ann Arbor Township | 3% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $164,875 |
| Lodi Township | under 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $137,727 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scio 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 Scio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scio Township?
$129,816 (±$13,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scio Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scio Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scio Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (37%, 6 mi), Pittsfield Township (5%, 9 mi), Ann Arbor Township (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Scio Township walkable?
Scio Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scio 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 Scio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scio 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.