Work & commute · Sandusky

Work & commute in Sandusky, MI

About one in 3 of Sandusky’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Watertown (4%), Marlette (3%) and Marion (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

327 of 997 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 670 Sandusky residents head out of town to work, 327 work right here, and 2,372 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sandusky.

670live here, work elsewhere

327live and work here

2,372work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sandusky goes to work

Sandusky (in town)right here

33%327

Watertown3.8 mi away

4%44

Marlette14 mi away

3%34

Marion11.9 mi away

3%32

Custer3.9 mi away

3%25

Lansing99.9 mi away

2%15

Port Huron35.7 mi away

1%14

Warren64.8 mi away

1%13

Croswell14.9 mi away

1%12

Elk9.5 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%469

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

How far

How far Sandusky commutes

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

45%

14%

13%

28%

45%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sandusky is a job hub

2.71jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Sandusky are

2,699 jobs are based in Sandusky. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sandusky’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sandusky

2,699 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Sandusky residents hold

997 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+16%

Jobs based in Sandusky, 2011 → 2021: 2,333 → 2,699. 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.