Northville Township honored as ‘Top Workplace’ in 2024

Northville Township won the Top Workplaces 2024 honor by the Detroit Free Press, marking the second straight win for the 32,000-resident municipality.

The honor, which recognizes outstanding employers, is based on employee feedback through a confidential survey that measures six culture drivers that are critical to the success of an organization. They include alignment, professional growth, empowerment, engagement, respect and value.

Last year, Northville Township made history by being the first municipality in Michigan to win the award in the then 15-year history of the Top Workplaces program.

“This award is exciting,” said Northville Township Supervisor Mark J. Abbo. “Back- to-back Top Workplace wins feels twice as nice. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and with gratitude to our staff, we are honored by this achievement.”

Supportive, team-oriented workplace

Northville Township employees described their workplace culture as: supportive, team orientated, professional, friendly, flexible and work-life balance.

Additional questions revealed 87% of staff believes Northville Township operates by strong values. Similarly, 80% responded that the Township is also going in the right direction. When asked if they would highly recommend working at
Northville Township to others, 78% said yes.

Of the 166 surveys sent, 157 staff members responded. This 94.6% response rate is 31% higher than the response rate by other local governments who tried for the designation.

The survey was administered by Energage, LLC., an employee engagement technology company.

“I am proud of this accomplishment,” added Supervisor Abbo. “We are an employer of choice for so many great individuals who serve our residents so well every day.”