Vevay Township has higher unemployment (10.3%) than 95% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Vevay Township B; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 3% work in Vevay Township itself; outside it, Lansing draws the most (22%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Vevay Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vevay Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #297 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds Vevay Township’s grade up ($110,000, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
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, Vevay Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
How a workday changes Vevay Township
On a workday 1,511 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 466 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Vevay Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The towns that employ Vevay Township’s residents
Where Vevay Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Vevay Township
506 jobs are based in Vevay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vevay Township, 2011 → 2021: 299 → 506. 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 Vevay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Vevay Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vevay Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,312 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.
Miles to work from Vevay Township
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.
The commute in Vevay Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vevay Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #671 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Vevay Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,602 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 2.4% of Vevay Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vevay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Vevay Township ranks: 1,618th of 4,474 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 124 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 145 | Dexter MI | 4,461 | $107K | 0.8% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
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| 1,616 | Pomfret CT | 4,378 | $108K | 6.0% | 5.4% | 13% | B |
| 1,617 | Clay Township IN | 2,920 | $89K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,618 | Vevay Township MI | 3,638 | $110K | 6.2% | 10.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,619 | New Castle CO | 4,896 | $80K | 6.2% | 0.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,620 | Harrington DE | 3,974 | $73K | 6.9% | 2.9% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Vevay Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Vevay Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Mason (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vevay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vevay Township | – | B | D− | 27 min | $110,000 |
| Mason | 8% | A− | B | 23 min | $79,117 |
| Leslie Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $92,550 |
| Alaiedon Township | 4% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $94,042 |
| Aurelius Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $95,455 |
| Ingham Township | 3% | B+ | D | 30 min | $112,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vevay 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 Vevay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vevay Township?
$110,000 (±$12,471) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vevay Township?
6.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vevay Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vevay Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (22%, 14 mi), Mason (8%, 3 mi), East Lansing (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Vevay Township walkable?
Vevay Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vevay Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vevay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vevay 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.