Work & commute · Rudyard

Work & commute in Rudyard, MI

Most working residents leave Rudyard for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (30%), Kinross (11%) and Soo (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
20 of 374 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 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 354 Rudyard residents head out of town to work, 20 work right here, and 263 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rudyard.

354live here, work elsewhere
20live and work here
263work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rudyard goes to work

St. IgnaceMarquetteSault Ste. MarieKinrossPickfordDafterRaberBruceRudyardSooClarkBay MillsTrout LakeMarquetteSault Ste. MarieKinrossSooBay MillsClarkPickfordDafterSt. IgnaceMarquetteRudyard
1
Sault Ste. Marie21.5 mi away
30%114
2
Kinross6.3 mi away
11%40
3
Rudyard (in town)right here
5%20
4
Soo21.8 mi away
5%20
5
Bay Mills16.5 mi away
3%11
6
Clark19.6 mi away
3%10
7
Pickford14.1 mi away
2%9
8
Dafter13.2 mi away
2%8
9
St. Ignace23.5 mi away
2%7
10
Marquette134 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%128

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

How far

How far Rudyard commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
47%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rudyard is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Rudyard are

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

Jobs based in Rudyard

283 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)3%
Trade, transport & utilities48%
Services (health, schools, offices…)49%
$1,250 a month or less26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Rudyard residents hold

374 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month48%