With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Burr Oak works elsewhere
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. There are 108 jobs in Burr Oak, and 315 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Burr Oak itself; outside it, Sturgis draws the most (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Burr Oak apart on work
A lot of Burr Oak workers cross into Indiana
19% of Burr Oak workers work outside Michigan, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, York Township (4%), Middlebury (3%) and Elkhart (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Burr Oak workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Burr Oak commutes to
Where Burr Oak clocks in
21% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Burr Oak
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burr Oak workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 391 commuters (the 2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Burr Oak
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Burr Oak on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Jobs in Burr Oak: what the 108 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burr Oak, 2011 → 2021: 120 → 108. 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 Burr Oak’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Burr Oak’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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 Burr Oak: questions
What is the median household income in Burr Oak?
$63,816 (±$18,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burr Oak?
6.8%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burr Oak?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burr Oak work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sturgis (21%, 6 mi), Sturgis Township (4%, 9 mi), York Township (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Burr Oak without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burr Oak, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burr Oak
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.