Work & commute · Caro

Work & commute in Caro, MI

About one in 5 of Caro’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Almer (6%), Indianfields (5%) and Elkland (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

300 of 1,428 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 1,128 Caro residents head out of town to work, 300 work right here, and 3,020 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Caro.

1,128live here, work elsewhere

300live and work here

3,020work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Caro goes to work

Caro (in town)right here

21%300

Almer3.9 mi away

6%80

Indianfields3 mi away

5%73

Elkland15.1 mi away

3%48

Saginaw28.2 mi away

3%46

Flint35.3 mi away

2%22

Winsor22.7 mi away

2%22

Frankenmuth20.1 mi away

1%21

Ellington6.9 mi away

1%21

Lapeer30.9 mi away

1%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%777

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

How far

How far Caro commutes

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

35%

18%

21%

27%

35%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Caro is a job hub

2.32jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Caro are

3,320 jobs are based in Caro. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Caro’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Caro

3,320 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Caro residents hold

1,428 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−16%

Jobs based in Caro, 2011 → 2021: 3,973 → 3,320. 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.