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Work & commute in Imlay, MI

Most working residents leave Imlay for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Imlay City (10%), Sterling Heights (4%) and Warren (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
41 of 1,380 working residents
Typical commute
29 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
36 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,339 Imlay residents head out of town to work, 41 work right here, and 402 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Imlay.

1,339live here, work elsewhere
41live and work here
402work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Imlay goes to work

Imlay CityAuburn HillsWarrenSterling HeightsTroyRochester HillsDetroitNorth BranchMarathonBurnsideArcadiaImlayGoodlandAtticaAlmontShelbyMusseyImlay CitySterling HeightsWarrenTroyDetroitAuburn HillsAlmontShelbyRochester HillsImlay
1
Imlay City1.7 mi away
10%144
2
Sterling Heights30.6 mi away
4%52
3
Warren36.7 mi away
4%51
4
Troy30.9 mi away
4%50
5
Detroit44.4 mi away
4%49
6
Auburn Hills26.2 mi away
3%45
7
Almont6.5 mi away
3%45
8
Shelby24.3 mi away
3%45
9
Rochester Hills25.6 mi away
3%43
10
Imlay (in town)right here
3%41
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%815

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.

18%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
51%25–50 mi
12%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Imlay is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Imlay are

443 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

443 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)64%
Trade, transport & utilities12%
Services (health, schools, offices…)24%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Imlay residents hold

1,380 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+392%

Jobs based in Imlay, 2011 → 2021: 90 → 443. 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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