Byron is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 531 people and two associated neighborhoods, Byron is the 554th largest community in Michigan.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Byron, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small village, Byron does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Byron are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.05% of adults in Byron having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Byron in 2022 was $30,734, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,936 for a family of four. However, Byron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Byron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byron residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Byron include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Byron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.