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Work & commute · Coldwater

Work & commute in Coldwater, MI

Most working residents leave Coldwater for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Coldwater (34%), Sturgis (2%) and Marshall (2%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
8%
111 of 1,435 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,324 Coldwater residents head out of town to work, 111 work right here, and 2,034 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Coldwater.

1,324live here, work elsewhere
111live and work here
2,034work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Coldwater goes to work

FremontAngolaBronsonJonesvilleHillsdaleSturgisMarshallColdwaterBattle CreekQuincyGirardBronsonAlganseeBataviaSherwoodUnionColdwaterOvidColdwaterSturgisMarshallBattle CreekHillsdaleAngolaBronsonFremontJonesvilleColdwater
1
Coldwater2.4 mi away
34%481
2
Coldwater (in town)right here
8%111
3
Sturgis24.3 mi away
2%28
4
Marshall24.1 mi away
2%28
5
Battle Creek29.5 mi away
2%28
6
Hillsdale17.3 mi away
2%23
7
Angola, IN18.7 mi away
1%21
8
Bronson11.6 mi away
1%19
9
Fremont, IN13.2 mi away
1%18
10
Jonesville16.4 mi away
1%18
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%660

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

How far

How far Coldwater commutes

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

46%Under 10 mi
15%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Coldwater is balanced between jobs and homes

1.49jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Coldwater are

2,145 jobs are based in Coldwater. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Coldwater’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Coldwater

2,145 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)61%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)28%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Coldwater residents hold

1,435 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)30%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month52%
+64%

Jobs based in Coldwater, 2011 → 2021: 1,311 → 2,145. 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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