Work & commute · Newkirk

Work & commute in Newkirk, MI

Most working residents leave Newkirk for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Cadillac (14%), Reed City (9%) and Grand Rapids (5%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 199 working residents

Typical commute

36 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 197 Newkirk residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newkirk.

197live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

17work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newkirk goes to work

Cadillac18.8 mi away

14%27

Reed City19.3 mi away

9%17

Grand Rapids78.3 mi away

5%9

Webber11 mi away

4%7

Walker75.8 mi away

3%6

Wyoming83.1 mi away

3%6

Big Rapids30.2 mi away

3%5

Pleasant Plains17.3 mi away

3%5

Lansing112.3 mi away

2%4

Holland89.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%109

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

How far

How far Newkirk commutes

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

35%

12%

48%

5%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

48%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newkirk is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newkirk are

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

Jobs based in Newkirk

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less37%

$1,251–$3,333 a month53%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Newkirk residents hold

199 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−34%

Jobs based in Newkirk, 2011 → 2021: 29 → 19. 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.