Detroit Finnish Co-operative Summer Camp · Photo: Elena Dagg · CC BY-SA 4.0Wixom draws 14,645 commuters a day, with 2.0 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Wixom B; getting around on foot earns it B. Wixom has 15,234 jobs, and 7,604 of its residents work somewhere. Only 8% work in Wixom; the top destination outside it is Novi (8%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wixom: the figures worth knowing
Wixom is where the jobs are
Wixom has 15,234 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 25,000 people are in town, 44% more than the 17,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Wixom draws workers from far and wide
The 15,234 jobs in Wixom are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Wixom makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Wixom are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wixom residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Wixom has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Wixom went from 10,123 in 2011 to 15,234 in 2021, +50%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Wixom’s commute
The biggest draw, Novi, gets only 8% of working residents, and 50% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Wixom residents fan out across the region. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Wixom’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wixom is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #296 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Wixom’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($65,485, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
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, Wixom could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Wixom by day and by night
On a workday 7,015 residents head out to work and 589 work right here.
About 25,000 people are in Wixom on a workday afternoon, 44% more 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 Wixom’s workforce comes from
Where Wixom clocks in
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.
42% of the jobs in Wixom make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wixom, 2011 → 2021: 10,123 → 15,234. 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 Wixom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Wixom: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wixom workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,398 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Wixom to work
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 Wixom commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wixom is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #205 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Wixom 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 10,968 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.8% of Wixom households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wixom’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Wixom ranks: 1,041st of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 17 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,039 | Murraysville NC | 16,339 | $81K | 4.5% | 5.8% | 4% | B |
| 1,040 | Antioch IL | 15,000 | $109K | 7.9% | 8.2% | 9% | B |
| 1,041 | Wixom MI | 17,313 | $65K | 10.9% | 3.4% | 8% | B |
| 1,042 | Leeds AL | 12,831 | $70K | 12.8% | 2.6% | 10% | B |
| 1,043 | Maple Shade Township NJ | 20,556 | $79K | 13.2% | 4.4% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Wixom, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns next door employ 11% of Wixom
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wixom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wixom | – | B | B | 25 min | $65,485 |
| Commerce Township | 3% | A | C+ | 28 min | $113,148 |
| Novi | 8% | A | B− | 26 min | $110,723 |
| Lyon Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 30 min | $146,354 |
| Milford Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 30 min | $109,657 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Novi. Darker towns draw more of Wixom’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 Wixom: questions
What is the median household income in Wixom?
$65,485 (±$5,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wixom?
10.9%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wixom?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wixom work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Novi (8%, 4 mi), Farmington Hills (7%, 8 mi), Detroit (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Wixom walkable?
Wixom is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wixom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wixom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wixom
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.