DeWitt Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
2,746 jobs are based in DeWitt Township for 6,590 working residents. DeWitt Township grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 4% stay in DeWitt Township for work; outside it, Lansing is the main destination (27%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
DeWitt Township and work: the main findings
A lot of DeWitt Township works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders DeWitt Township: Lansing (27%), East Lansing (11%) and Lansing Township (2%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside DeWitt Township
62% of DeWitt Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in DeWitt Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
DeWitt Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in DeWitt Township went from 1,904 in 2011 to 2,746 in 2021, +44%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in DeWitt Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of DeWitt Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why DeWitt Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, DeWitt Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #109 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides DeWitt Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, DeWitt Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What DeWitt Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in DeWitt Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,904 → 2,746. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs DeWitt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through DeWitt Township
On a workday 6,346 residents head out to work, 244 work right here, and 2,502 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in DeWitt Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where people from DeWitt Township work
Where DeWitt Township clocks in
27% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
From DeWitt Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of DeWitt Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,232 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from DeWitt Township, by distance
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of DeWitt Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, DeWitt Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #382 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,607 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of DeWitt Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of DeWitt Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How DeWitt Township ranks: 538th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 7 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 24 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 76 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 536 | Grand Haven Township MI | 19,981 | $100K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 8% | A |
| 537 | Waconia MN | 14,113 | $111K | 4.1% | 4.4% | 19% | A |
| 538 | DeWitt Township MI | 15,516 | $97K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 539 | Grand Rapids Township MI | 19,442 | $123K | 6.5% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 540 | Bon Air VA | 16,904 | $102K | 6.7% | 3.5% | 4% | A |
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| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of DeWitt Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
42% of DeWitt Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | DeWitt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt Township | – | A | C | 24 min | $96,824 |
| East Lansing | 11% | A− | A+ | 16 min | $45,687 |
| Lansing | 27% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
| Olive Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $101,500 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,541 |
| Lansing Township | 2% | C | A− | 18 min | $48,450 |
| Watertown Township | 2% | A | D | 21 min | $114,870 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lansing. Darker towns draw more of DeWitt Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in DeWitt Township: questions
What is the median household income in DeWitt Township?
$96,824 (±$8,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in DeWitt Township?
6.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from DeWitt Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in DeWitt Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (27%, 7 mi), East Lansing (11%, 5 mi), Delta Township (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is DeWitt Township walkable?
DeWitt Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around DeWitt Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from DeWitt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of DeWitt Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.