Work & commute · Allegan

Work & commute in Allegan, MI

About one in 4 of Allegan’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Holland (6%), Allegan (5%) and Holland (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

567 of 2,209 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,642 Allegan residents head out of town to work, 567 work right here, and 5,126 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Allegan.

1,642live here, work elsewhere

567live and work here

5,126work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Allegan goes to work

Allegan (in town)right here

26%567

Holland21 mi away

6%125

Allegan1.9 mi away

5%117

Holland23.4 mi away

4%94

Grand Rapids31.1 mi away

4%80

Kalamazoo21.8 mi away

3%67

Portage26.3 mi away

2%51

Zeeland21.5 mi away

2%47

Wyoming25.7 mi away

2%44

Trowbridge5.1 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%990

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

How far

How far Allegan commutes

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

34%

32%

18%

16%

34%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Allegan is a job hub

2.58jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Allegan are

5,693 jobs are based in Allegan. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allegan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Allegan

5,693 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)58%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Allegan residents hold

2,209 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−3%

Jobs based in Allegan, 2011 → 2021: 5,839 → 5,693. 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.