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Work & commute · Ferry

Work & commute in Ferry, MI

Most working residents leave Ferry for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fremont (9%), Muskegon (8%) and Whitehall (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
3 of 458 working residents
Typical commute
26 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
30 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 455 Ferry residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ferry.

455live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ferry goes to work

Fort WayneHartMontagueWhitehallMuskegon HeightsFremontMuskegonNorton ShoresWarrenGrand RapidsFerryElbridgeOttoNewfieldDenverShelbyHartFremontMuskegonWhitehallGrand RapidsMontagueNorton ShoresDenverHartNewfieldHartFerry
1
Fremont16.2 mi away
9%40
2
Muskegon25.8 mi away
8%36
3
Whitehall15 mi away
6%29
4
Grand Rapids52.4 mi away
6%26
5
Montague14.8 mi away
4%17
6
Norton Shores29.8 mi away
4%17
7
Denver11.8 mi away
3%14
8
Hart9.9 mi away
3%12
9
Newfield5.5 mi away
3%12
10
Hart8.3 mi away
3%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%243

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

How far

How far Ferry commutes

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

10%Under 10 mi
37%10–24 mi
22%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ferry is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ferry are

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

Jobs based in Ferry

35 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)60%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)29%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Ferry residents hold

458 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)36%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)45%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month49%
+218%

Jobs based in Ferry, 2011 → 2021: 11 → 35. 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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