Gluckstadt has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Gluckstadt A−; getting around on foot earns it C+. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line, where Mississippi as a whole has 18.9%. 12% of workers work from home, against 6% across Mississippi.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Gluckstadt apart on work
Gluckstadt has far more jobs than workers
Gluckstadt has 4,441 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,700 people are in town, 91% more than the 3,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Gluckstadt have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Gluckstadt went from 2,208 in 2013 to 4,441 in 2023, +101%. The jobs ↓
Gluckstadt and Jackson trade workers both ways
Jackson is the top workplace for Gluckstadt residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Gluckstadt come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Gluckstadt are in trade, transport and utilities, against 17% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Gluckstadt’s workers comes from Jackson
614 of the people who work in Gluckstadt live in Jackson, 16 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Gluckstadt’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gluckstadt is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #4 of 99 in Mississippi. Household income holds Gluckstadt’s grade up ($124,348, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gluckstadt could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Who leaves Gluckstadt for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,215 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 4,391 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Gluckstadt on a workday afternoon, 91% more than live here.
3.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Gluckstadt works in goods: 30% of its jobs
4,441 jobs are based in Gluckstadt.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gluckstadt, 2013 → 2023: 2,208 → 4,441. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gluckstadt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Gluckstadt, and from where
Where Gluckstadt clocks in
30% 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.
Getting to work from Gluckstadt takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gluckstadt workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,392 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% 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 Gluckstadt goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Gluckstadt, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gluckstadt is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #61 of 101 in Mississippi. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.8% across Mississippi.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,589 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). 0.0% of Gluckstadt households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gluckstadt’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gluckstadt is 923rd of 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 589 | Bridgetown MS | 3,195 | $139K | 1.0% | 5.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 921 | Meadow Vista CA | 3,162 | $101K | 4.8% | 2.4% | 5% | A− |
| 922 | Forest Oaks NC | 4,293 | $108K | 20.4% | 0.0% | 3% | A− |
| 923 | Gluckstadt MS | 3,500 | $124K | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4% | A− |
| 924 | La Center WA | 4,433 | $102K | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 925 | Pulaski WI | 4,048 | $71K | 6.9% | 1.1% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 988 | New Hope MS | 3,952 | $80K | 2.9% | 1.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,514 | Beechwood MS | 4,168 | $92K | 15.3% | 0.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | 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 Gluckstadt, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
Work in the towns next to Gluckstadt
The biggest share goes to Canton (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gluckstadt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gluckstadt | – | A− | C+ | 28 min | $124,348 |
| Canton | 6% | C | B− | 23 min | $38,337 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gluckstadt’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 2023, 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 Gluckstadt: questions
What is the median household income in Gluckstadt?
$124,348 (±$49,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gluckstadt?
5.3%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gluckstadt?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gluckstadt work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (30%, 16 mi), Ridgeland (14%, 8 mi), Madison (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gluckstadt walkable?
Gluckstadt is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gluckstadt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gluckstadt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gluckstadt
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.