Solon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
797 jobs are based in Solon Township, against 2,825 working residents. Jobs and income earn Solon Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% work in Solon Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (19%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Solon Township apart
Jobs in Solon Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Solon Township went from 371 in 2011 to 797 in 2021, +115%. The jobs ↓
Solon Township is a place people come home to
There are 797 jobs based in Solon Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Solon Township has about 4,600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Solon Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Solon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Solon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Solon Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Solon Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #113 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.7%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($86,958, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income 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, Solon Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Solon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Solon Township, 2011 → 2021: 371 → 797. 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 Solon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Solon Township
On a workday 2,739 residents head out to work, 86 work right here, and 711 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Solon Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where people from Solon Township work
Where Solon Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Time on the road from Solon Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Solon Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,705 commuters (the 14% 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 far it is to work from Solon Township
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Few in Solon Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Solon Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #610 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Solon 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 3,153 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% 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). 5.3% of Solon Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Solon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
624th of 3,201: where Solon Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,000
| # | 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+ |
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| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 106 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 622 | Northfield NJ | 8,496 | $112K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 10% | A− |
| 623 | Northville Township IL | 7,316 | $104K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 624 | Solon Township MI | 6,652 | $87K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A− |
| 625 | Bedminster Township PA | 7,501 | $152K | 3.4% | 5.9% | 4% | A− |
| 626 | Lochbuie CO | 8,776 | $97K | 7.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,201 | 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 Solon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Solon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cedar Springs (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Solon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solon Township | – | A− | D | 28 min | $86,958 |
| Cedar Springs | 5% | C | B+ | 29 min | $57,979 |
| Tyrone Township | under 4% | C+ | C− | 27 min | $69,773 |
| Algoma Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 28 min | $123,078 |
| Ensley Township | under 4% | A− | C | 31 min | $75,954 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Solon 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 Solon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Solon Township?
$86,958 (±$14,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Solon Township?
3.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Solon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Solon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (19%, 20 mi), Walker (6%, 19 mi), Wyoming (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Solon Township walkable?
Solon Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Solon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Solon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Solon 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.