Work, pay and getting to work in Cutlerville
5,484 jobs are based in Cutlerville, against 7,561 working residents. Only 3% work in Cutlerville itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (20%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cutlerville, in a few figures
Cutlerville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Cutlerville went from 2,946 in 2011 to 5,484 in 2021, +86%. The jobs ↓
Cutlerville and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Cutlerville residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Cutlerville come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Cutlerville residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Cutlerville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,484 jobs in Cutlerville are filled from a wide area. Cutlerville’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 40%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The kinds of work in Cutlerville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cutlerville, 2011 → 2021: 2,946 → 5,484. 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 Cutlerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Cutlerville ends
Where Cutlerville clocks in
10% 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.
Miles to work from Cutlerville
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Cutlerville
On a workday 7,312 residents head out to work, 249 work right here, and 5,235 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Cutlerville on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Cutlerville: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cutlerville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,114 commuters (the 9% 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Cutlerville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cutlerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutlerville | – | — | — | 21 min | $67,327 |
| Wyoming | 12% | B | A− | 22 min | $73,677 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wyoming. Darker towns draw more of Cutlerville’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 Cutlerville: questions
What is the median household income in Cutlerville?
$67,327 (±$5,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cutlerville?
10.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cutlerville?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cutlerville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (20%, 8 mi), Wyoming (12%, 4 mi), Kentwood (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Cutlerville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cutlerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cutlerville
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.