Work & commute · Somerset

Work & commute in Somerset, MI

Most working residents leave Somerset for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (15%), Blackman (6%) and Summit (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

54 of 1,856 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,802 Somerset residents head out of town to work, 54 work right here, and 175 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Somerset.

1,802live here, work elsewhere

54live and work here

175work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Somerset goes to work

Jackson14.7 mi away

15%280

Blackman18.3 mi away

6%111

Summit11.6 mi away

5%89

Hillsdale13.2 mi away

4%81

Ann Arbor39.2 mi away

3%55

Somerset (in town)right here

3%54

Adrian21.4 mi away

3%53

Leoni17.8 mi away

3%50

Woodstock5.9 mi away

3%47

Jonesville13.1 mi away

2%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%1,000

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

How far

How far Somerset commutes

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

12%

49%

16%

23%

12%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Somerset is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Somerset are

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

Jobs based in Somerset

229 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less31%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Somerset residents hold

1,856 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−6%

Jobs based in Somerset, 2011 → 2021: 244 → 229. 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.