Work & commute · Michiana

Work & commute in Michiana, MI

Most working residents leave Michiana for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Buffalo (20%), New Buffalo (14%) and Michigan City (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 66 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

46 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

46%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 66 Michiana residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Michiana.

66live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

11work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Michiana goes to work

New Buffalo4 mi away

20%13

New Buffalo5 mi away

14%9

Michigan City, IN4.8 mi away

6%4

South Bend, IN28.6 mi away

5%3

Warsaw, IN61.3 mi away

3%2

Benton Harbor30.6 mi away

3%2

Kalamazoo72 mi away

3%2

Hudson, IN13.9 mi away

3%2

Lincoln23.4 mi away

3%2

Chicago, IL45.3 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%26

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

How far

How far Michiana commutes

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

41%

11%

14%

35%

41%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Michiana is a commuter town

0.17jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Michiana are

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

Jobs based in Michiana

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities55%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month82%

Jobs Michiana residents hold

66 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−48%

Jobs based in Michiana, 2011 → 2021: 21 → 11. 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.