Haslett has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Haslett; the top destination outside it is Lansing (24%, 9 miles). There are 1,898 jobs in Haslett for 8,123 working residents. For 22% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Haslett, in brief
Haslett and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Haslett residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Haslett come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Haslett is a place people come home to
There are 1,898 jobs based in Haslett, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Haslett has about 12,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Haslett than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Haslett fell from 2,876 in 2011 to 1,898 in 2021, −34%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Haslett
62% of Haslett residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Haslett pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Haslett
22% of Haslett workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where the trip to work from Haslett ends
Where Haslett clocks in
24% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
A workday in Haslett: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,818 residents head out to work, 305 work right here, and 1,593 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Haslett on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Most jobs in Haslett are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haslett, 2011 → 2021: 2,876 → 1,898. 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 Haslett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Haslett: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haslett workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,306 commuters (the 22% 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.
Half of Haslett commutes less than 8 miles
About 21% 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.
Work next door: 17% of Haslett’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haslett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haslett | – | — | — | 22 min | $74,031 |
| Okemos | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| East Lansing | 17% | A− | A+ | 16 min | $45,687 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,541 |
| Williamstown Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 23 min | $114,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Okemos: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Lansing. Darker towns draw more of Haslett’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 Haslett: questions
What is the median household income in Haslett?
$74,031 (±$6,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haslett?
10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haslett?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haslett work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (24%, 9 mi), East Lansing (17%, 4 mi), Meridian Township (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Haslett without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haslett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haslett
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.