Work & commute · Meridian

Work & commute in Meridian, MI

Most working residents leave Meridian for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Lansing (23%), East Lansing (18%) and Delta (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

1,714 of 17,161 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 15,447 Meridian residents head out of town to work, 1,714 work right here, and 10,729 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Meridian.

15,447live here, work elsewhere

1,714live and work here

10,729work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Meridian goes to work

Lansing7.2 mi away

23%3,878

East Lansing3.6 mi away

18%3,131

Meridian (in town)right here

10%1,714

Delta12.2 mi away

3%554

Alaiedon6.4 mi away

3%502

Lansing8.6 mi away

2%314

Delhi9 mi away

2%289

Blackman29.6 mi away

2%283

Detroit71.1 mi away

2%271

Warren72.7 mi away

1%207

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%6,018

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

How far

How far Meridian commutes

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

60%

10%

22%

60%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Meridian is a commuter town

0.73jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Meridian are

12,443 jobs are based in Meridian. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Meridian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Meridian

12,443 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Meridian residents hold

17,161 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−21%

Jobs based in Meridian, 2011 → 2021: 15,814 → 12,443. 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.