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Jobs & commute in Estral Beach

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Estral Beach works elsewhere

For 21% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. There are 4 jobs in Estral Beach, against 145 working residents. Hardly any work in Estral Beach; the top destination outside it is Frenchtown Township (8%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

4 jobs based here
Household income
$67K
median · Michigan $73K
Poverty
11.1%
Michigan 13.2%
Unemployment
4.0%
Michigan 5.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
31 min
Michigan 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 145 working residents
Work from home
21%
Michigan 14% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Estral Beach by day and by night

On a workday 145 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

145live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night410
Workday270
410live here− 150head out to work+ 4come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Estral Beach on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Estral Beach: the destinations

Estral BeachGrosse Pointe ParkFlat Rock: 4 residents work here (3%)Woodhaven: 5 residents work here (3%)Monroe: 7 residents work here (5%)Dearborn: 10 residents work here (7%)Romulus: 6 residents work here (4%)Ann Arbor: 4 residents work here (3%)Detroit: 9 residents work here (6%)Monroe Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Berlin Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Frenchtown Township: 12 residents work here (8%)Frenchtown TownshipDearbornDetroitMonroeMonroe TownshipRomulusEstral Beach
1
Frenchtown Township6.5 mi away
8%12
2
Dearborn22.6 mi away
7%10
3
Detroit28.3 mi away
6%9
4
Monroe9 mi away
5%7
5
Monroe Township11.6 mi away
5%7
6
Romulus17.6 mi away
4%6
7
Woodhaven10.3 mi away
3%5
8
Berlin Township3.1 mi away
3%5
9
Flat Rock8 mi away
3%4
10
Ann Arbor32.3 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%76
The top trips

Where Estral Beach clocks in

8%Frenchtown Township
8% of workers
6.5 mi awayFrenchtown Township12 Estral Beach residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
22.6 mi awayDearborn10 Estral Beach residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Detroit
6% of workers
28.3 mi awayDetroit9 Estral Beach residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Estral Beach

Jobs based in Estral BeachJobs Estral Beach residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%26%
Services: health, schools, offices100%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%19%
Over $3,333 a month0%70%

Who does it

29 or younger25%18%
30 to 5425%54%
55 and older50%28%
+100%

Jobs based in Estral Beach, 2011 → 2021: 2 → 4. 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 Estral Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Estral Beach takes about 31 minutes

A year of commuting
238 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Estral Beach31 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

of Estral Beach workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Estral Beach gets to work
88%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 133 commuters (the 21% 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.

How far

The distance from Estral Beach to work

10 mi25 mi40 miFrenchtown Township: 8% · 6.5 miDearborn: 7% · 22.6 miDetroit: 6% · 28.3 miMonroe: 5% · 9 miMonroe Township: 5% · 11.6 miRomulus: 4% · 17.6 miWoodhaven: 3% · 10.3 miBerlin Township: 3% · 3.1 miFlat Rock: 3% · 8 miAnn Arbor: 3% · 32.3 miDearborn 7%Detroit 6%Monroe 5%Monroe Township 5%Estral Beach
Estral BeachTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi37 residents
32%10–24 mi46 residents
34%25–50 mi50 residents
8%Over 50 mi12 residents

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.

Next door

Estral Beach and its neighbors: 11% work next door

Berlin Township: 3% of workers work hereFrenchtown Township: 8% of workers work hereBerlin TownshipFrenchtown TownshipEstral Beach
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Frenchtown Township25 min
Berlin Township29 min
Estral Beach31 min
Berlin Township3% of Estral Beach works hereFrenchtown Township8% of Estral Beach works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownEstral Beach workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Estral Beach–——31 min$67,083
Berlin Township3%B+D29 min$85,077
Frenchtown Township8%C+C+25 min$66,225

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Frenchtown Township. Darker towns draw more of Estral Beach’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Estral Beach: questions

What is the median household income in Estral Beach?

$67,083 (±$15,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Estral Beach?

11.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Estral Beach?

31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Estral Beach work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frenchtown Township (8%, 6 mi), Dearborn (7%, 23 mi), Detroit (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Estral Beach 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 Estral Beach, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.