Photo: Andrew Martin · CC BY 3.0Households in Lansing Township have lower incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 8.6 in Lansing. 19.1% of residents are in poverty (Michigan 13.2%). The two grades for Lansing Township are C for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lansing Township stands out on work
Much of Lansing Township works one town over
50% of working residents work in a town that borders Lansing Township: Lansing (31%), Delta Township (10%) and East Lansing (9%). Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lansing Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lansing Township fell from 9,608 in 2011 to 5,724 in 2021, −40%. 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 ↓
Lansing Township is where the jobs are
Lansing Township has 5,724 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Most Lansing Township residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Lansing Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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.
How Lansing Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lansing Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #536 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Lansing Township’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,450, U.S. $80,734).
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, Lansing Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
What work there is in Lansing Township: 5,724 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lansing Township, 2011 → 2021: 9,608 → 5,724. 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 Lansing Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lansing Township
On a workday 3,505 residents head out to work, 168 work right here, and 5,556 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Lansing Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
How far Lansing Township goes to work
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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Lansing Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lansing Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,287 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where the people who work in Lansing Township live
Where Lansing Township clocks in
31% of workers
9% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Lansing Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lansing Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #71 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 4,086 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 57% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 8.9% of Lansing Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lansing Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lansing Township next to U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,900: 2,277th of 3,049 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,275 | Chemung Township IL | 9,102 | $68K | 13.7% | 7.3% | 13% | C |
| 2,276 | Hamilton Township IN | 7,086 | $55K | 13.5% | 2.6% | 31% | C |
| 2,277 | Lansing Township MI | 8,060 | $48K | 19.1% | 5.0% | 5% | C |
| 2,278 | Allegany NY | 7,484 | $73K | 15.0% | 4.2% | 16% | C |
| 2,279 | Port LaBelle FL | 7,923 | $75K | 11.9% | 4.4% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,049 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Lansing Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Lansing Township and its neighbors: 50% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lansing (31%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lansing Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing Township | – | C | A− | 18 min | $48,450 |
| Lansing | 31% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
| East Lansing | 9% | A− | A+ | 16 min | $45,687 |
| DeWitt Township | under 2% | A | C | 24 min | $96,824 |
| Delta Township | 10% | B | A− | 19 min | $84,342 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lansing 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 Lansing Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lansing Township?
$48,450 (±$3,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lansing Township?
19.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lansing Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lansing Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (31%, 2 mi), Delta Township (10%, 4 mi), East Lansing (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Lansing Township walkable?
Lansing Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lansing Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 57% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lansing Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lansing 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.