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Work & commute · Fawn River

Work & commute in Fawn River, MI

Most working residents leave Fawn River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sturgis (25%), Sturgis (6%) and Elkhart (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
6 of 638 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 632 Fawn River residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fawn River.

632live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Fawn River goes to work

LagrangeMiddleburyAuburnGoshenElkhartThree RiversSturgisColdwaterBattle CreekLimaGreenfieldYorkLockportSturgisMendonBataviaNobleBurr OakWhite LakeFawn RiverSturgisSturgisElkhartYorkMiddleburyColdwaterBurr OakGoshenThree RiversLockportFawn River
1
Sturgis3.8 mi away
25%159
2
Sturgis6.7 mi away
6%37
3
Elkhart, IN32.5 mi away
5%33
4
York, IN19.8 mi away
3%18
5
Middlebury, IN20.5 mi away
3%16
6
Coldwater20.8 mi away
2%14
7
Burr Oak3.9 mi away
2%14
8
Goshen, IN29.1 mi away
2%13
9
Three Rivers18.1 mi away
2%13
10
Lockport15.7 mi away
2%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%308

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

How far

How far Fawn River commutes

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

38%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
20%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Fawn River is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fawn River are

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

Jobs based in Fawn River

41 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less44%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Fawn River residents hold

638 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)46%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)40%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month61%
−89%

Jobs based in Fawn River, 2011 → 2021: 384 → 41. 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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