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Work & commute · Deerfield

Work & commute in Deerfield, MI

Most working residents leave Deerfield for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (9%), Big Rapids (8%) and Cato (4%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
7 of 594 working residents
Typical commute
34 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
30 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
23%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 587 Deerfield residents head out of town to work, 7 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Deerfield.

587live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
75work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Deerfield goes to work

Reed CityBig RapidsMount PleasantMuskegonKentwoodGrand RapidsWinfieldFremontEverettBig RapidsMecostaMillbrookMortonDeerfieldColfaxHintonAetnaAustinCatoGrand RapidsBig RapidsCatoBig RapidsMecostaMuskegonMortonReed CityMount PleasantKentwoodDeerfield
1
Grand Rapids40.2 mi away
9%54
2
Big Rapids14 mi away
8%48
3
Cato8.5 mi away
4%23
4
Big Rapids13.2 mi away
3%17
5
Mecosta8.8 mi away
3%17
6
Muskegon47.9 mi away
2%14
7
Morton8.6 mi away
2%12
8
Reed City25.9 mi away
2%11
9
Mount Pleasant31.2 mi away
2%11
10
Kentwood44.3 mi away
2%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%376

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.

13%Under 10 mi
27%10–24 mi
34%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Deerfield is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Deerfield are

82 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

82 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities12%
Services (health, schools, offices…)72%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Deerfield residents hold

594 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month49%
+382%

Jobs based in Deerfield, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 82. 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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