Photo: Whoisjohngalt · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Vicksburg, MI
Only 7% work in Vicksburg itself; outside it, Kalamazoo draws the most (18%, 11 miles). Vicksburg grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Vicksburg: the gist
Vicksburg makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Vicksburg are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Vicksburg residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Vicksburg
59% of Vicksburg residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Vicksburg pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Vicksburg
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vicksburg is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #278 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate holds Vicksburg’s grade up (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($72,656, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment 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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vicksburg could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Vicksburg works in goods: 40% of its jobs
1,188 jobs are based in Vicksburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vicksburg, 2011 → 2021: 1,022 → 1,188. 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 Vicksburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Vicksburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,560 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 1,072 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Vicksburg on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Where people from Vicksburg work
Where Vicksburg clocks in
18% 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the MI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vicksburg workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,978 commuters (the 6% 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.
Vicksburg’s commute, mile by mile
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 Vicksburg is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vicksburg is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #412 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Vicksburg 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 2,096 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Vicksburg households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vicksburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Vicksburg places 1,489th of 4,177 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,487 | Tara Hills CA | 4,840 | $102K | 8.6% | 7.8% | 1% | B |
| 1,488 | Rosemont IL | 3,815 | $64K | 6.8% | 5.0% | 19% | B |
| 1,489 | Vicksburg MI | 3,973 | $73K | 4.9% | 4.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,490 | Collegeville Township MN | 3,262 | $116K | 6.2% | 5.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,491 | Crescent Springs KY | 4,708 | $83K | 5.4% | 7.6% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 Vicksburg, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Vicksburg and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Schoolcraft Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vicksburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | – | B | C | 26 min | $72,656 |
| Schoolcraft Township | 9% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $80,590 |
| Brady Township | 4% | A− | C− | 26 min | $108,954 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vicksburg’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 Vicksburg: questions
What is the median household income in Vicksburg?
$72,656 (±$7,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vicksburg?
4.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vicksburg?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vicksburg work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kalamazoo (18%, 11 mi), Portage (17%, 6 mi), Schoolcraft Township (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Vicksburg walkable?
Vicksburg is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vicksburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vicksburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vicksburg
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.