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Work & commute · Commerce

Work & commute in Commerce, MI

Most working residents leave Commerce for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Farmington Hills (7%), Novi (6%) and Southfield (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
7%
1,303 of 19,100 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,797 Commerce residents head out of town to work, 1,303 work right here, and 10,297 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Commerce.

17,797live here, work elsewhere
1,303live and work here
10,297work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Commerce goes to work

Wolverine LakeWalled LakeWixomAuburn HillsSouthfieldTroyLivoniaNoviFarmington HillsAnn ArborDetroitWaterfordHighlandMilfordWest BloomfieldWhite LakeCommerceFarmington HillsNoviSouthfieldLivoniaDetroitTroyWixomAuburn HillsAnn ArborCommerce
1
Farmington Hills8.6 mi away
7%1,303
2
Commerce (in town)right here
7%1,303
3
Novi6.6 mi away
6%1,144
4
Southfield13.8 mi away
6%1,114
5
Livonia13.7 mi away
5%956
6
Detroit24 mi away
5%934
7
Troy17.8 mi away
4%842
8
Wixom3.9 mi away
4%734
9
Auburn Hills14.6 mi away
3%542
10
Ann Arbor23.8 mi away
3%502
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%9,726

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

How far

How far Commerce commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
47%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
7%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Commerce is a commuter town

0.61jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Commerce are

11,600 jobs are based in Commerce. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Commerce’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Commerce

11,600 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities28%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Commerce residents hold

19,100 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month67%