Northville Township Wins Top Workplace Honor for Third Straight Year

Northville Township won the Top Workplaces 2025 honor by the Detroit Free Press, marking the third straight win for the 32,000-resident municipality.

Northville Township remains the only local municipality in Michigan to win this award in the 18-year history of the Top Workplaces program, which recognizes employers who create an outstanding workplace culture.

The honor is based on employee feedback through a 25-question confidential survey that measures the employee experience and its component themes, including employees feeling respected and supported, enabled to grow and empowered to execute, to name a few.

In 2023, Northville Township made history by being the first municipality in Michigan to win the award in the history of the Top Workplaces program.

“To receive this honor three years in a row speaks volumes about the culture our team has built together,” Northville Township Supervisor Mark J. Abbo. “It reflects a workplace where people feel valued as they serve members of our community. Their voices shaped this award, and their hard work brought it home. I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

Northville Township employees described their workplace culture as: professional, collaborative, supportive, progressive, responsible and cooperative.

Additional questions revealed 89% of staff believes Northville Township operates by strong values. Similarly, 87% responded that the Township is also going in the right direction. When asked if they would highly recommend working at Northville Township to others, 86% said yes.

Of the 171 surveys sent, 149 staff members responded. This 87.1% response rate is 30% 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.

“We celebrate this milestone with gratitude, but we remain focused on continuous improvement,” said Supervisor Abbo. “We will keep working to strengthen our culture, support our employees and provide residents with the highest level of service.”

Northville Township is a vibrant, safe and active community of 31,758 residents located in western Wayne County. It was established in 1898 and became a Charter Township in 1985. What was once a quaint farming region, now is a thriving, charming residential and business community. To discover more, visit https://www.NorthvilleTownshipMI.gov.