Where Beechwood earns its living
4% of workers have no commute at all; Michigan has 14%. Only 2% stay in Beechwood for work; outside it, Holland Township is the main destination (24%, 3 miles). Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Beechwood in brief
Beechwood and Holland trade workers both ways
Holland is the top workplace for Beechwood residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Beechwood come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Beechwood makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Beechwood are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Beechwood residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 44%. The jobs ↓
Most Beechwood residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Beechwood are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Beechwood gains people on a workday
About 3,400 people are in Beechwood on a workday afternoon, 24% more than the 2,800 who live here: 2,000 come in to work and 1,400 head out. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
Where people from Beechwood work
Where Beechwood clocks in
24% of workers
19% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Beechwood works in goods: 40% of its jobs
2,076 jobs are based in Beechwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beechwood, 2011 → 2021: 2,215 → 2,076. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beechwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Beechwood
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Beechwood’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beechwood workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,232 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Beechwood by day and by night
On a workday 1,382 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 2,042 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Beechwood on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
20% of Beechwood works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Holland (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beechwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood | – | — | — | 18 min | $71,275 |
| Holland | 19% | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Park Township | 1% | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beechwood’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Beechwood: questions
What is the median household income in Beechwood?
$71,275 (±$26,393) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beechwood?
29.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beechwood?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beechwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland Township (24%, 3 mi), Holland (19%, 2 mi), Zeeland (13%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Beechwood without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beechwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beechwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.