Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the workers who work from home in Moross-Morang at 12.6%.
That is 11% below the Wayne County figure of 14.1%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 15.7%, it is 20% below.
Where Moross-Morang stands
Among 132 Detroit neighborhoods, Moross-Morang has the 54th highest figure, above 60% of them. The middle figure in that group is 10.9%, so Moross-Morang sits above the typical one.
The range runs from 1.3% in Plymouth-Hubbell to 56.4% in Henry Ford. The highest figures in the group belong to Henry Ford (56.4%), Elijah McCoy (50.1%), and Grandmont (40.1%).
Next door
Yorkshire Woods nearby comes in at 2.5%, 80% lower. Cornerstone Village nearby comes in at 7.2%, 43% lower.
Outer Drive-Hayes nearby comes in at 9.0%, 28% lower. East English Village nearby comes in at 15.8%, 26% higher.
Related numbers
For average commute to work, Moross-Morang comes in at 21.3 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, Moross-Morang comes in at 3.9%.
For workers who ride transit, Moross-Morang comes in at 6.5%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Working from home changes what people want in a house: a spare room, fast internet and a quiet street.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Moross-Morang with the 132 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.
A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.
Next door, compared
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Moross-Morang 12.6%
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Yorkshire Woods 2.5%
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Cornerstone Village 7.2%
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Outer Drive-Hayes 9.0%
District 4
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East English Village 15.8%
District 4
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Morningside 8.4%
District 4
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Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.