Work & commute · Genesee

Work & commute in Genesee, MI

Most working residents leave Genesee for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Flint (14%), Flint (7%) and Burton (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

296 of 7,158 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,862 Genesee residents head out of town to work, 296 work right here, and 1,416 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Genesee.

6,862live here, work elsewhere

296live and work here

1,416work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Genesee goes to work

Flint5.8 mi away

14%1,006

Flint9.3 mi away

7%491

Burton6.6 mi away

6%454

Grand Blanc12.5 mi away

4%316

Genesee (in town)right here

4%296

Warren51.7 mi away

3%191

Mount Morris6.5 mi away

2%158

Mundy14.4 mi away

2%152

Davison8.8 mi away

2%135

Detroit56 mi away

2%129

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%3,830

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

How far

How far Genesee commutes

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

39%

18%

23%

20%

39%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Genesee is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Genesee are

1,712 jobs are based in Genesee. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Genesee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Genesee

1,712 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Genesee residents hold

7,158 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+5%

Jobs based in Genesee, 2011 → 2021: 1,634 → 1,712. 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.