Dorr is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,520 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dorr is the 250th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some towns, Dorr isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dorr are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dorr is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dorr who work in management occupations (16.79%), office and administrative support (13.29%), and business and financial occupations (7.76%). Also of interest is that Dorr has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.80% 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. Because of many things, Dorr is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dorr really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dorr perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Dorr is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dorr, the average commute to work is 30.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Dorr is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Dorr citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.26% of adults 25 and older in Dorr have a college degree. The per capita income in Dorr in 2022 was $32,797, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,188 for a family of four. However, Dorr contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Dorr home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dorr residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dorr include Dutch, German, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Dorr is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
