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Work & commute · Deerfield

Work & commute in Deerfield, MI

Most working residents leave Deerfield for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Lapeer (13%), North Branch (4%) and Mayfield (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
118 of 2,209 working residents
Typical commute
29 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
42 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,091 Deerfield residents head out of town to work, 118 work right here, and 331 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Deerfield.

2,091live here, work elsewhere
118live and work here
331work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Deerfield goes to work

LapeerAuburn HillsSterling HeightsTroyRochester HillsDetroitNorth BranchMarathonMayfieldDeerfieldArcadiaMillingtonFremontOxfordRichAtticaBurlingtonLapeerNorth BranchMayfieldAuburn HillsDetroitRochester HillsOxfordTroySterling HeightsDeerfield
1
Lapeer10.3 mi away
13%287
2
Deerfield (in town)right here
5%118
3
North Branch5.4 mi away
4%99
4
Mayfield6 mi away
4%84
5
Auburn Hills35.8 mi away
4%78
6
Detroit56.7 mi away
3%61
7
Rochester Hills37.1 mi away
3%57
8
Oxford23.9 mi away
2%48
9
Troy42.6 mi away
2%45
10
Sterling Heights44.1 mi away
2%44
Everywhere elseother towns and states
58%1,288

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

How far

How far Deerfield commutes

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

20%Under 10 mi
26%10–24 mi
34%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Deerfield is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Deerfield are

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

Jobs based in Deerfield

449 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Deerfield residents hold

2,209 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month54%