Work & commute · Robinson

Work & commute in Robinson, MI

Most working residents leave Robinson for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (9%), Grand Haven (8%) and Holland (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

149 of 3,253 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 3,104 Robinson residents head out of town to work, 149 work right here, and 510 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Robinson.

3,104live here, work elsewhere

149live and work here

510work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Robinson goes to work

Grand Rapids21.9 mi away

9%289

Grand Haven7.9 mi away

8%272

Holland12 mi away

7%239

Zeeland13 mi away

7%229

Holland15.7 mi away

7%228

Grand Haven5.1 mi away

5%171

Robinson (in town)right here

5%149

Olive6.8 mi away

3%112

Allendale6.6 mi away

3%111

Muskegon18.2 mi away

3%102

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%1,351

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

How far

How far Robinson commutes

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

30%

51%

12%

30%Under 10 mi

51%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Robinson is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Robinson are

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

Jobs based in Robinson

659 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)69%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)19%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Robinson residents hold

3,253 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+36%

Jobs based in Robinson, 2011 → 2021: 485 → 659. 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.