Work & commute · Imlay

Work & commute in Imlay, MI

About one in 5 of Imlay’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lapeer (5%), Bruce (4%) and Troy (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

290 of 1,441 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 1,151 Imlay residents head out of town to work, 290 work right here, and 2,285 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Imlay.

1,151live here, work elsewhere

290live and work here

2,285work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Imlay goes to work

Imlay City (in town)right here

20%290

Lapeer12.7 mi away

5%66

Bruce12 mi away

4%52

Troy30.1 mi away

3%47

Detroit43.8 mi away

3%44

Almont6.3 mi away

3%43

Auburn Hills25.1 mi away

2%36

Sterling Heights30.2 mi away

2%33

Imlay1.7 mi away

2%32

Shelby23.9 mi away

2%31

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%767

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

How far

How far Imlay commutes

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

27%

20%

39%

13%

27%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

39%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Imlay is a job hub

1.79jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Imlay are

2,575 jobs are based in Imlay. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Imlay’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Imlay

2,575 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Imlay residents hold

1,441 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

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Jobs based in Imlay, 2011 → 2021: 2,574 → 2,575. 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.