Work & commute · Michigan

Work & commute in Michigan, IN

Most working residents leave Michigan for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Frankfort (32%), Lafayette (16%) and Lebanon (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29 of 588 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 559 Michigan residents head out of town to work, 29 work right here, and 341 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Michigan.

559live here, work elsewhere

29live and work here

341work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Michigan goes to work

Frankfort7.3 mi away

32%188

Lafayette24.8 mi away

16%94

Lebanon19.3 mi away

5%28

Michigan (in town)right here

4%25

Center39.7 mi away

2%11

West Lafayette28.7 mi away

2%9

Fort Wayne85.1 mi away

2%9

Center5.3 mi away

1%8

Ross12.6 mi away

1%8

Kokomo18.1 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%201

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

How far

How far Michigan commutes

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

40%

26%

21%

13%

40%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Michigan is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Michigan are

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

Jobs based in Michigan

370 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Michigan residents hold

588 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+40%

Jobs based in Michigan, 2013 → 2023: 264 → 370. 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 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.