Work & commute in Grass Lake, MI
Most working residents leave Grass Lake for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (12%), Chelsea (10%) and Scio (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,786 Grass Lake residents head out of town to work, 156 work right here, and 753 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Grass Lake.
Where Grass Lake goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Grass Lake commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Grass Lake is a commuter town
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Grass Lake are
909 jobs are based in Grass Lake. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grass Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Grass Lake
Jobs Grass Lake residents hold
Jobs based in Grass Lake, 2011 → 2021: 856 → 909. 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.