Most of Detroit Beach commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. There are 40 jobs in Detroit Beach, against 737 working residents. Hardly any work in Detroit Beach; the top destination outside it is Monroe (13%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Detroit Beach
Detroit Beach is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Detroit Beach, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Detroit Beach has about 2,100 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Detroit Beach 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 737 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Detroit Beach, and who commutes in
On a workday 735 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Detroit Beach on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting from Detroit Beach: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Detroit Beach workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,120 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.
Where Detroit Beach’s working residents head each day
Where Detroit Beach clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Detroit Beach, 2011 → 2021: 40 → 40. 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 Detroit Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Detroit Beach’s workers travel
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.
How Detroit Beach compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Detroit Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Beach | – | — | — | 26 min | $76,524 |
| Woodland Beach | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodland Beach: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Detroit Beach’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 Detroit Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Detroit Beach?
$76,524 (±$9,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Detroit Beach?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Detroit Beach?
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 Detroit Beach work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (13%, 3 mi), Frenchtown Township (11%, 3 mi), Toledo (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Detroit Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Detroit Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Detroit Beach
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.