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RoxandMI

A town of 1,808.

Population
1,808
−5.4% since 2010
Median home value
$179K
Census ACS
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
44.4
years
Jobs based here
143
A commuter town
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Roxand for work

Where Roxand’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Lansing Lansing 23% 12% → Delta Delta 12% 6% → Charlotte Charlotte 6% 4% → Grand Ledge Grand Ledge 4% 4% → East Lansing East Lansing 4% 2% → Delhi Delhi 2% Roxand · 2% stay
143jobs based in Roxand
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Roxand

Most working residents leave Roxand for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Lansing (23%), Delta (12%) and Charlotte (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Roxand2%
Lansing23%
Delta12%
Charlotte6%
Grand Ledge4%
18 mi
median commute distance
143
jobs based in Roxand
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
paid flood claims since 2015
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Roxand has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–33°
Spring35–57°
Summer58–80°
Fall40–60°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Roxand beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
6 better26 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRoxandMI
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.5%15.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.6%8.7%
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Eaton
11.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
68th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.3% of Roxand is conserved land

1.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 81 of 23,221 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Roxand

Township in Michigan, United States

Roxand Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census, and went down to 1,748 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,748
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
889 ft

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