Work & commute · Delaware

Work & commute in Delaware, MI

Most working residents leave Delaware for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Sandusky (13%), Marion (8%) and Croswell (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12 of 287 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 275 Delaware residents head out of town to work, 12 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Delaware.

275live here, work elsewhere

12live and work here

85work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Delaware goes to work

Sandusky17.3 mi away

13%36

Marion5.9 mi away

8%23

Croswell25.9 mi away

5%15

Bad Axe19.3 mi away

5%13

Worth30.9 mi away

5%13

Delaware (in town)right here

4%12

Harbor Beach13.9 mi away

3%10

Sanilac17.2 mi away

3%8

Colfax22.2 mi away

2%7

Fort Gratiot42.5 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%144

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

How far

How far Delaware commutes

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

10%

42%

14%

34%

10%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Delaware is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Delaware are

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

Jobs based in Delaware

97 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)90%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)7%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Delaware residents hold

287 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+49%

Jobs based in Delaware, 2011 → 2021: 65 → 97. 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.