Windsor Township has higher household incomes than 81% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 2.5% of residents (Michigan 13.2%). Jobs and income earn Windsor Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 5% work in Windsor Township; the top destination outside it is Lansing (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Windsor Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Windsor Township works one town over
43% of working residents work in a town that borders Windsor Township: Lansing (28%), Delta Township (11%) and Delhi Township (4%). Next door ↓
The jobs in Windsor Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in Windsor Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 60% of the jobs Windsor Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Windsor Township. The jobs ↓
Windsor Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Windsor Township went from 2,793 in 2011 to 3,988 in 2021, +43%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Windsor Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Windsor Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #82 of 701 in Michigan. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and 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 fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Windsor Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The jobs
3,988 jobs are based in Windsor Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windsor Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,793 → 3,988. 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 Windsor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Windsor Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,790 residents head out to work, 157 work right here, and 3,831 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,200 people are in Windsor Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Windsor Township: the destinations
Where Windsor Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
Windsor Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windsor Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,094 commuters (the 12% 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 many miles Windsor Township commutes
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.
Most of Windsor Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Windsor Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #483 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,533 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% 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). 1.2% of Windsor Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Windsor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,205 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700, Windsor Township comes 503rd 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Plymouth MI | 9,164 | $112K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 501 | Edgewater MD | 8,519 | $114K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A |
| 502 | Salem Township MI | 6,786 | $112K | 7.2% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 503 | Windsor Township MI | 7,197 | $106K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 504 | Cedar Hills OR | 8,388 | $106K | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2% | A |
| 505 | Larkin Township MI | 5,390 | $143K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | 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 Windsor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Bordering towns draw 43% of Windsor Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windsor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | – | A | C− | 22 min | $105,906 |
| Eaton Rapids Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $82,906 |
| Lansing | 28% | C− | A | 19 min | $54,382 |
| Delta Township | 11% | B | A− | 19 min | $84,342 |
| Delhi Township | 4% | B | B+ | 22 min | $90,437 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 24 min | $97,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lansing. Darker towns draw more of Windsor 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 Windsor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Windsor Township?
$105,906 (±$10,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windsor Township?
2.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windsor Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windsor Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (28%, 8 mi), Delta Township (11%, 6 mi), East Lansing (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Windsor Township walkable?
Windsor Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Windsor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windsor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windsor 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.