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Work & commute · South Branch

Work & commute in South Branch, MI

Most working residents leave South Branch for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Grayling (11%), Higgins (9%) and Grayling (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
22 of 500 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 478 South Branch residents head out of town to work, 22 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Branch.

478live here, work elsewhere
22live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where South Branch goes to work

FrankfortGraylingTraverse CityHigginsOtsego LakeAlmiraGerrishBagleySouth BranchRoscommonBeaver CreekGraylingBig CreekYpsilantiDentonAu SableLovellsGraylingHigginsGraylingGerrishRoscommonBeaver CreekDentonTraverse CityYpsilantiSouth Branch
1
Grayling13.8 mi away
11%53
2
Higgins12.6 mi away
9%47
3
Grayling11.6 mi away
8%40
4
Gerrish13 mi away
5%26
5
South Branch (in town)right here
4%22
6
Roscommon28.4 mi away
4%22
7
Beaver Creek13.3 mi away
4%22
8
Denton23.1 mi away
2%10
9
Traverse City57.8 mi away
2%9
10
Ypsilanti169 mi away
2%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%241

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

How far

How far South Branch commutes

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

23%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
39%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

South Branch is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Branch are

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

Jobs based in South Branch

55 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities4%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs South Branch residents hold

500 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities28%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month46%
+224%

Jobs based in South Branch, 2011 → 2021: 17 → 55. 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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