Work & commute · Ludington

Work & commute in Ludington, MI

About one in 4 of Ludington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Pere Marquette (14%), Grand Rapids (5%) and Amber (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

730 of 2,888 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,158 Ludington residents head out of town to work, 730 work right here, and 2,501 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ludington.

2,158live here, work elsewhere

730live and work here

2,501work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ludington goes to work

Ludington (in town)right here

25%730

Pere Marquette2.2 mi away

14%412

Grand Rapids79.3 mi away

5%150

Amber4.8 mi away

4%115

Riverton8.3 mi away

2%61

Scottville8.1 mi away

2%53

Kentwood85.5 mi away

2%51

Muskegon51.3 mi away

1%41

Cadillac54 mi away

1%38

Hamlin5 mi away

1%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%1,201

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

How far

How far Ludington commutes

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

51%

40%

51%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ludington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.12jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ludington are

3,231 jobs are based in Ludington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ludington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ludington

3,231 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Ludington residents hold

2,888 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−17%

Jobs based in Ludington, 2011 → 2021: 3,911 → 3,231. 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.