With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Edgemont Park works elsewhere
39% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. Edgemont Park has 385 jobs, and 1,072 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Edgemont Park
Home offices are common in Edgemont Park
39% of Edgemont Park workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Edgemont Park and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Edgemont Park residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Edgemont Park come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Edgemont Park residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Commuting from Edgemont Park: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgemont Park workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 716 commuters (the 39% 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.
33% of working residents work in Lansing
Where Edgemont Park clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
How many miles Edgemont Park commutes
About 20% 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.
Who leaves Edgemont Park for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,059 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 372 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Edgemont Park on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Edgemont Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgemont Park, 2011 → 2021: 149 → 385. 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 Edgemont Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Edgemont Park and its neighbors: 33% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgemont Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont Park | – | — | — | 22 min | $62,543 |
| Lansing | 33% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lansing. Darker towns draw more of Edgemont Park’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 Edgemont Park: questions
What is the median household income in Edgemont Park?
$62,543 (±$14,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgemont Park?
13.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgemont Park?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgemont Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (33%, 3 mi), Delta Township (11%, 4 mi), East Lansing (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Edgemont Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgemont Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgemont Park
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.