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# TaskRabbit Is Coming To Detroit & Ann Arbor
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/demand-service-taskrabbit-coming-detroit-ann-arbor/
- Published: 2017-05-23T19:34:24.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-25T22:31:17.000Z
- Author: Jer Staes
- Tags: Ann Arbor, Detroit, Gig Economy, On-Demand, TaskRabbit, #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12, #admin

In the past, you might have gotten a ride home with Uber or Lyft. Or your groceries delivered from Meijer with Shipt. Now, as of May 25, you can have a handyman (or woman) at the push of a button, as TaskRabbit has come to town.

Their CEO, Stacy Brown-Philpot, is from the D.

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Stacy Brown-Philpot

“I was born and raised in Detroit and I am very excited to bring TaskRabbit to my hometown. I was raised by a single mother and this type of service which provides work flexibility and a supplemental income could have really helped my family when I was growing up,” said Brown-Philpot. “TaskRabbit is about creating job opportunities and we chose Detroit and Ann Arbor because we believe they are underserved markets with a need for everyday work that offers flexible hours and a livable wage.”

Nationally, there are 60,000 “Taskers” on their platform, who the company says on average make $35 an hour.

TaskRabbit focuses on home maintenance. So think movers, furniture assembly, TV mounting, minor repairs, yard work and the like.

Here’s how it works. It’s **[all through their app](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taskrabbit-handyman-cleaning-help/id374165361?mt=8&ref=dailydetroit.com)** or their **[website at TaskRabbit.com.](https://www.taskrabbit.com/?ref=dailydetroit.com)** You choose from a variety of home services and select the day and time you’d like a qualified Tasker to show up. Then you’re matched to a number of taskers, and you can select which one as well as chat with them in the app. This is a cashless system, so payment happens through the app connected to your credit or debit card.

The company provides up to a $1 million insurance guarantee with every task, and there’s an extensive background check and in-person interview process before being able to work on TaskRabbit.

Beyond Detroit and Ann Arbor in Michigan, TaskRabbit is expanding to five other cities. They are Baltimore, Maryland; Durham, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina and Sacramento, California.