Dixboro United Methodist Church · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Superior Township has higher unemployment (8.8%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Superior Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Superior Township B−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 3% work in Superior Township itself; outside it, Ann Arbor draws the most (26%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Superior Township
Fewer jobs are based in Superior Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Superior Township fell from 6,878 in 2011 to 2,172 in 2021, −68%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Superior Township is services
94% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
Inside Superior Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Superior Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #367 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Superior Township’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Superior Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Superior Township
2,172 jobs are based in Superior Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Superior Township, 2011 → 2021: 6,878 → 2,172. 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 Superior Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Superior Township on a workday
On a workday 5,857 residents head out to work, 178 work right here, and 1,994 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Superior Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
Commuting out of Superior Township: the destinations
Where Superior Township clocks in
26% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
The trip to work from Superior Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Superior Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,473 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of Superior Township commutes less than 10 miles
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.
Superior Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Superior Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #147 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,663 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% 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 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 4.0% of Superior Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Superior Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Superior Township next to U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000: 1,386th of 2,362 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,384 | Ansonia CT | 19,216 | $86K | 9.4% | 9.1% | 4% | B− |
| 1,385 | Wells ME | 12,094 | $88K | 6.8% | 6.2% | 18% | B− |
| 1,386 | Superior Township MI | 14,862 | $101K | 12.2% | 8.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,387 | Harborcreek Township PA | 16,603 | $87K | 8.5% | 5.4% | 12% | B− |
| 1,388 | Bastrop TX | 13,383 | $82K | 7.2% | 7.2% | 15% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 Superior Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Next door to Superior Township
The biggest share goes to Ann Arbor Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Superior Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | – | B− | B+ | 25 min | $101,208 |
| Ann Arbor Township | 4% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $164,875 |
| Ypsilanti Township | 3% | C+ | A | 25 min | $69,716 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | A | D | 25 min | $112,378 |
| Canton Township | 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $121,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Superior 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 Superior Township: questions
What is the median household income in Superior Township?
$101,208 (±$7,528) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Superior Township?
12.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Superior Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Superior Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (26%, 7 mi), Ann Arbor Township (4%, 5 mi), Pittsfield Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Superior Township walkable?
Superior Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Superior Township without a car?
2% 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 Superior Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Superior 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.