Work & commute · Williamston

Work & commute in Williamston, MI

Most working residents leave Williamston for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Lansing (19%), East Lansing (9%) and Meridian (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

123 of 1,571 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,448 Williamston residents head out of town to work, 123 work right here, and 1,877 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williamston.

1,448live here, work elsewhere

123live and work here

1,877work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Williamston goes to work

Lansing14.2 mi away

19%292

East Lansing11.1 mi away

9%138

Williamston (in town)right here

8%123

Meridian7.5 mi away

6%94

Delta19.4 mi away

3%50

Alaiedon8 mi away

2%38

Leroy4.8 mi away

2%38

Howell18.5 mi away

2%29

Handy10.6 mi away

2%29

Detroit63.6 mi away

2%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%713

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Williamston commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

24%

42%

14%

20%

24%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Williamston is balanced between jobs and homes

1.27jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Williamston are

2,000 jobs are based in Williamston. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williamston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williamston

2,000 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Williamston residents hold

1,571 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+2%

Jobs based in Williamston, 2011 → 2021: 1,963 → 2,000. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.