Work & commute in Elk Rapids, MI
Most working residents leave Elk Rapids for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Traverse City (24%), Garfield (5%) and Suttons Bay (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 690 Elk Rapids residents head out of town to work, 154 work right here, and 821 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elk Rapids.
Where Elk Rapids goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Elk Rapids commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Elk Rapids is balanced between jobs and homes
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
What the jobs in Elk Rapids are
975 jobs are based in Elk Rapids. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elk Rapids’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Elk Rapids
Jobs Elk Rapids residents hold
Jobs based in Elk Rapids, 2011 → 2021: 856 → 975. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.