Wacousta has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Michigan. Wacousta has 91 jobs for 642 working residents. Hardly any work in Wacousta; the top destination outside it is Lansing (25%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wacousta: the figures worth knowing
Wacousta is a place people come home to
There are 91 jobs based in Wacousta, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wacousta has about 1,200 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wacousta and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Wacousta residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Wacousta come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 642 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Wacousta
On a workday 640 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Wacousta on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Wacousta work
Where Wacousta clocks in
25% 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.
32% of the jobs in Wacousta make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wacousta, 2011 → 2021: 79 → 91. 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 Wacousta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Wacousta: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wacousta workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 660 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Wacousta’s workers travel
About 19% 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.
How Wacousta compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wacousta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacousta | – | — | — | 24 min | $109,250 |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | A | B | 24 min | $91,582 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wacousta’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 Wacousta: questions
What is the median household income in Wacousta?
$109,250 (±$26,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wacousta?
2.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wacousta?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wacousta work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (25%, 10 mi), East Lansing (9%, 12 mi), Delta Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Wacousta without a car?
0% 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 Wacousta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wacousta
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.