Work & commute · Rich

Work & commute in Rich, MI

Most working residents leave Rich for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lapeer (8%), North Branch (6%) and Marlette (5%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 571 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 567 Rich residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rich.

567live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

31work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rich goes to work

Lapeer16.2 mi away

8%47

North Branch8 mi away

6%34

Marlette11.2 mi away

5%27

Detroit62.6 mi away

4%21

Burlington6.2 mi away

3%19

Sterling Heights50 mi away

3%16

Imlay City21.1 mi away

3%15

Auburn Hills41.8 mi away

2%14

Flint26.7 mi away

2%14

Caro15.5 mi away

2%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

61%351

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

How far

How far Rich commutes

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

14%

30%

26%

29%

14%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rich is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rich are

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

Jobs based in Rich

35 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)63%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Rich residents hold

571 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+40%

Jobs based in Rich, 2011 → 2021: 25 → 35. 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.