As poverty remains a major local issue, another way of measuring pay inequity is to look at the salaries of commuters vs. Detroit residents.
Why it matters: Well-paying jobs are often held by people who live in the suburbs and commute into Detroit — while the salaries of Detroit residents, regardless of where they work, are lower.
- This reality isn’t new, but rather is an ongoing theme caused by longtime economic, discriminatory and educational disparities.
By the numbers: More than three-quarters of workers employed in Detroit as of 2021 lived outside the city, per census data cited by the Workforce…..