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Work & commute · Crystal Lake

Work & commute in Crystal Lake, MI

Most working residents leave Crystal Lake for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Frankfort (22%), Benzonia (11%) and Traverse City (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
7 of 323 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 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 316 Crystal Lake residents head out of town to work, 7 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Crystal Lake.

316live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
79work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Crystal Lake goes to work

ElbertaFrankfortTraverse CityWyomingGrand RapidsJoyfieldLakeBenzoniaFilerColfaxCrystal LakeHomesteadGilmoreMarillaGarfieldWeldonFrankfortBenzoniaTraverse CityGilmoreHomesteadGrand RapidsGarfieldWeldonWyomingCrystal Lake
1
Frankfort2.2 mi away
22%71
2
Benzonia3.8 mi away
11%37
3
Traverse City29.8 mi away
7%21
4
Gilmore2.9 mi away
4%12
5
Homestead10.2 mi away
3%10
6
Grand Rapids118.9 mi away
3%9
7
Garfield27.9 mi away
2%8
8
Crystal Lake (in town)right here
2%7
9
Weldon10.5 mi away
2%7
10
Wyoming123.1 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%136

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

How far

How far Crystal Lake commutes

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

42%Under 10 mi
9%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Crystal Lake is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Crystal Lake are

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

Jobs based in Crystal Lake

86 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month47%
Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Crystal Lake residents hold

323 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month45%
−76%

Jobs based in Crystal Lake, 2011 → 2021: 353 → 86. 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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