Work & commute · South Haven

Work & commute in South Haven, MI

About one in 4 of South Haven’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kalamazoo (5%), South Haven (4%) and Holland (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

27%

365 of 1,358 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 993 South Haven residents head out of town to work, 365 work right here, and 2,661 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Haven.

993live here, work elsewhere

365live and work here

2,661work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Haven goes to work

South Haven (in town)right here

27%365

Kalamazoo35.8 mi away

5%65

South Haven2.7 mi away

4%55

Holland26.7 mi away

3%36

Covert8.2 mi away

3%35

Oshtemo29.8 mi away

3%35

Grand Rapids49.6 mi away

2%33

Benton20.9 mi away

2%30

Casco5.4 mi away

2%27

Bangor10 mi away

2%25

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%652

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

How far

How far South Haven commutes

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

37%

14%

25%

24%

37%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Haven is a job hub

2.23jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Haven are

3,026 jobs are based in South Haven. Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in South Haven

3,026 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs South Haven residents hold

1,358 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−3%

Jobs based in South Haven, 2011 → 2021: 3,113 → 3,026. 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.