Westphalia has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Westphalia for work; outside it, Lansing is the main destination (22%, 19 miles). There are 186 jobs in Westphalia; 420 of its residents have a job. 26% of workers have no commute at all, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Westphalia, in a few figures
A commute of about 26 minutes in Westphalia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westphalia workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 commuters (the 26% 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.
Westphalia by day and by night
On a workday 413 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Westphalia on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 the trip to work from Westphalia ends
Where Westphalia clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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.
In Westphalia, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westphalia, 2011 → 2021: 90 → 186. 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 Westphalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Westphalia
About 18% 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.
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 Westphalia: questions
What is the median household income in Westphalia?
$77,386 (±$19,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westphalia?
9.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westphalia?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westphalia work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (22%, 19 mi), Delta Township (8%, 16 mi), Portland (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Westphalia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Westphalia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westphalia
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.