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Work & commute · California

Work & commute in California, MI

Most working residents leave California for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Coldwater (25%), Quincy (7%) and Coldwater (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
1 of 366 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 365 California residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in California.

365live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where California goes to work

FremontAngolaLitchfieldJonesvilleHillsdaleSturgisMarshallColdwaterFremontCamdenQuincyKinderhookCaliforniaAlganseeColdwaterMoscowColdwaterQuincyColdwaterFremontAngolaHillsdaleLitchfieldJonesvilleMarshallSturgisCalifornia
1
Coldwater12.1 mi away
25%93
2
Quincy10.4 mi away
7%24
3
Coldwater9.7 mi away
5%20
4
Fremont, IN5.1 mi away
3%11
5
Angola, IN11.7 mi away
3%11
6
Hillsdale15.9 mi away
3%11
7
Litchfield18.5 mi away
2%8
8
Jonesville17 mi away
2%6
9
Marshall33 mi away
2%6
10
Sturgis27.4 mi away
1%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%171

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

How far

How far California commutes

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

12%Under 10 mi
48%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
31%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

California is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in California are

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

Jobs based in California

12 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs California residents hold

366 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)34%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month54%
−20%

Jobs based in California, 2011 → 2021: 15 → 12. 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.

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