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Work & commute in Port Huron, MI

Most working residents leave Port Huron for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Port Huron (21%), Marysville (6%) and Fort Gratiot (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
6%
257 of 4,324 working residents
Typical commute
26 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 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 4,067 Port Huron residents head out of town to work, 257 work right here, and 2,209 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Port Huron.

4,067live here, work elsewhere
257live and work here
2,209work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Port Huron goes to work

St. ClairMarysvillePort HuronAuburn HillsSouthfieldTroyDetroitSt. ClairFort GratiotPort HuronMacombBurtchvilleKimballKenockeeClydePort HuronMarysvilleFort GratiotDetroitAuburn HillsSt. ClairSouthfieldKimballTroyPort Huron
1
Port Huron2.6 mi away
21%901
2
Port Huron (in town)right here
6%257
3
Marysville4.8 mi away
6%241
4
Fort Gratiot4.8 mi away
4%173
5
Detroit51.9 mi away
3%149
6
Auburn Hills44 mi away
3%113
7
St. Clair10.5 mi away
2%106
8
Southfield52.7 mi away
2%103
9
Kimball4.6 mi away
2%95
10
Troy43.4 mi away
2%91
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%2,095

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

How far

How far Port Huron commutes

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

41%Under 10 mi
8%10–24 mi
24%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Port Huron is a commuter town

0.57jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Port Huron are

2,466 jobs are based in Port Huron. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Port Huron’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Port Huron

2,466 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Port Huron residents hold

4,324 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month52%
−8%

Jobs based in Port Huron, 2011 → 2021: 2,695 → 2,466. 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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