Work & commute · Applegate

Work & commute in Applegate, MI

Most working residents leave Applegate for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sandusky (13%), Marion (13%) and Croswell (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 103 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 102 Applegate residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Applegate.

102live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Applegate goes to work

Sandusky10.6 mi away

13%13

Marion14.1 mi away

13%13

Croswell6.1 mi away

8%8

Washington2.3 mi away

6%6

Worth11.1 mi away

4%4

Troy59.4 mi away

3%3

Watertown8.1 mi away

3%3

Harbor Beach33.5 mi away

2%2

Port Huron27.3 mi away

2%2

Royal Oak64.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%47

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

How far

How far Applegate commutes

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

21%

33%

13%

33%

21%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Applegate is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Applegate are

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

Jobs based in Applegate

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less63%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month13%

Jobs Applegate residents hold

103 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−47%

Jobs based in Applegate, 2011 → 2021: 15 → 8. 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.