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Work & commute · River Rouge

Work & commute in River Rouge, MI

Most working residents leave River Rouge for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (15%), Dearborn (5%) and Southfield (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
101 of 2,404 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,303 River Rouge residents head out of town to work, 101 work right here, and 922 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in River Rouge.

2,303live here, work elsewhere
101live and work here
922work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where River Rouge goes to work

River RougeEcorseWyandotteLincoln ParkAllen ParkSouthgateSouthfieldTaylorDearbornTroyRomulusLivoniaDetroitCantonBrownstownDetroitDearbornSouthfieldRomulusTaylorWyandotteLivoniaEcorseTroyRiver Rouge
1
Detroit7.6 mi away
15%359
2
Dearborn5.2 mi away
5%123
3
River Rouge (in town)right here
4%101
4
Southfield15.5 mi away
4%100
5
Romulus13 mi away
4%99
6
Taylor8.1 mi away
4%91
7
Wyandotte4.7 mi away
3%83
8
Livonia15.3 mi away
3%67
9
Ecorse1.9 mi away
3%65
10
Troy21.4 mi away
3%65
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%1,251

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

How far

How far River Rouge commutes

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

43%Under 10 mi
36%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
12%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

River Rouge is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in River Rouge are

1,023 jobs are based in River Rouge. Here is what they are, next to the jobs River Rouge’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in River Rouge

1,023 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)24%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs River Rouge residents hold

2,404 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month40%
+8%

Jobs based in River Rouge, 2011 → 2021: 943 → 1,023. 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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