The list
Unemployment rate, Livingston County.
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1
Oceola Township 5.2%
Livingston County, population 14,740
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2
Genoa Township 4.4%
Livingston County, population 20,647
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3
Fowlerville 4.3%
Livingston County, population 2,918
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4
Howell Township 4.3%
Livingston County, population 8,286
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5
Livingston County, population 4,145
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6
Green Oak Township 3.8%
Livingston County, population 19,777
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7
Marion Township 3.7%
Livingston County, population 11,669
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8
Brighton Township 3.7%
Livingston County, population 19,349
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9
Unadilla Township 3.5%
Livingston County, population 3,318
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10
Cohoctah Township 3.5%
Livingston County, population 3,230
Every list tells a story if you know how to read it. Rebuild Detroit compared 20 communities in Livingston County by unemployment rate for 2026.
Oceola Township comes first with 5.2%, 54% above the median. The Livingston County median is 3.4%.
Who leads the list
Oceola Township leads the list with 5.2% (Livingston County, population 14,740). Genoa Township is second with 4.4% (Livingston County, population 20,647).
Fowlerville takes third with 4.3% (Livingston County, population 2,918).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Howell Township (4.3%), Deerfield Township Livingston (4.0%), Green Oak Township (3.8%), Marion Township (3.7%), Brighton Township (3.7%), Unadilla Township (3.5%), and Cohoctah Township (3.5%). Every one of the top 10 is in Livingston County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Livingston County, Pinckney has the lowest figure with 1.5%. That is a spread of 3.7% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.8%. The top 10 average 4.0%, against 2.5% for the other 10 communities.
10 of the 20 communities sit above the median.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
The jobless rate moves home prices, rents and how long a for-sale sign stays up. 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. Stay tuned.
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.