Work & commute · Aetna

Work & commute in Aetna, MI

Most working residents leave Aetna for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (13%), Big Rapids (8%) and Big Rapids (4%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22 of 634 working residents

Typical commute

36 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 612 Aetna residents head out of town to work, 22 work right here, and 180 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Aetna.

612live here, work elsewhere

22live and work here

180work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Aetna goes to work

Grand Rapids39.2 mi away

13%83

Big Rapids12.6 mi away

8%51

Big Rapids11.1 mi away

4%26

Mecosta6 mi away

4%26

Aetna (in town)right here

3%22

Walker38.2 mi away

3%18

Rockford26.5 mi away

3%16

Wyoming44.6 mi away

2%15

Kentwood44 mi away

2%14

Reed City24.5 mi away

2%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%350

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

How far

How far Aetna commutes

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

12%

22%

46%

19%

12%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

46%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Aetna is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Aetna are

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

Jobs based in Aetna

202 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month32%

Jobs Aetna residents hold

634 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−26%

Jobs based in Aetna, 2011 → 2021: 272 → 202. 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.