Ranking · Worst of · 2026
Fewest people walking or biking to work in Wayne County
Workers who walk or bike for every community in Wayne County, ranked from the latest Census estimates.
By Victoria Jackson, Editor In Chief
1 min read
- Communities compared
- 40
- Median, Wayne County
- 1.3%
- Number 1, Harper Woods
- 0.3%
Harper Woods ranks first for Workers who walk or bike, at 0.3%
Workers who walk or bike, Wayne County. 10 places.
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1
Harper Woods 0.3%
Wayne County, population 15,116
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2
Huron Township 0.3%
Wayne County, population 16,695
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3
Belleville 0.4%
Wayne County, population 3,910
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4
Van Buren Township 0.4%
Wayne County, population 29,954
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5
Garden City 0.5%
Wayne County, population 26,739
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6
Canton 0.5%
Wayne County, population 99,041
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7
Northville Township 0.6%
Wayne County, population 31,557
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8
Livonia 0.6%
Wayne County, population 93,851
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9
Allen Park 0.7%
Wayne County, population 27,925
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10
Gibraltar 0.8%
Wayne County, population 4,873
Some places keep winning, and the data shows exactly why. Rebuild Detroit compared 40 communities in Wayne County by workers who walk or bike for 2026.
Harper Woods comes first with 0.3%, 80% below the median. The Wayne County median is 1.3%.
Who leads the list
Harper Woods leads the list with 0.3% (Wayne County, population 15,116). Huron Township is second with 0.3% (Wayne County, population 16,695).
Belleville takes third with 0.4% (Wayne County, population 3,910).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Van Buren Township (0.4%), Garden City (0.5%), Canton (0.5%), Northville Township (0.6%), Livonia (0.6%), Allen Park (0.7%), and Gibraltar (0.8%). Every one of the top 10 is in Wayne County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Wayne County, Plymouth has the highest figure with 5.0%. That is a spread of 4.8% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.0%. The top 10 average 0.5%, against 2.0% for the other 30 communities.
20 of the 40 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. Keep this page handy.
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.