Ranking · Worst of · 2026
Fewest people walking or biking to work in Metro Detroit
Workers who walk or bike for every community in Metro Detroit, ranked from the latest Census estimates.
By Victoria Jackson, Editor In Chief
1 min read
- Communities compared
- 175
- Median, Metro Detroit
- 1.3%
- Number 1, Green Oak Township
- 0.0%
Green Oak Township ranks first for Workers who walk or bike, at 0.0%
Workers who walk or bike, Metro Detroit. 10 places.
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1
Green Oak Township 0.0%
Livingston County, population 19,777
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2
Marion Township 0.1%
Livingston County, population 11,669
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3
Milford 0.1%
Oakland County, population 6,487
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4
Oakland County, population 36,982
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5
ST Clair Township 0.2%
St. Clair County, population 7,126
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6
Groveland Township 0.2%
Oakland County, population 6,069
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7
Lapeer Township 0.2%
Lapeer County, population 4,971
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8
Kimball 0.3%
St. Clair County, population 9,624
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9
Harper Woods 0.3%
Wayne County, population 15,116
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10
Springfield Township 0.3%
Oakland County, population 14,784
Some places keep winning, and the data shows exactly why. Rebuild Detroit compared 175 communities in Metro Detroit by workers who walk or bike for 2026.
Green Oak Township comes first with 0.0%, 97% below the median. The Metro Detroit median is 1.3%.
Who leads the list
Green Oak Township leads the list with 0.0% (Livingston County, population 19,777). Marion Township is second with 0.1% (Livingston County, population 11,669).
Milford takes third with 0.1% (Oakland County, population 6,487).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Independence Township (0.1%), ST Clair Township (0.2%), Groveland Township (0.2%), Lapeer Township (0.2%), Kimball (0.3%), Harper Woods (0.3%), and Springfield Township (0.3%). Oakland County holds 4 of the top 10 spots, and Livingston County holds 2.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Metro Detroit, North Branch has the highest figure with 6.4%. That is a spread of 6.3% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.0%. The top 10 average 0.2%, against 1.7% for the other 165 communities.
87 of the 175 communities sit above the median.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Walking and biking to work only happens where jobs, stores and homes sit close together. A low spot here is not a verdict on the people who live there. It is one public number, and numbers move when a community moves them.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Communities with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out.
Ties are broken alphabetically.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. That is the story so far.
Sources
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.