Photo: BenHerrera1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0At 2.5%, unemployment in Holland is lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
24,951 jobs are based in Holland; 14,369 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Holland are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. A typical one-way commute from Holland lasts 17 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Holland at work: what stands out
Holland is where the jobs are
Holland has 24,951 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Holland and Holland Township trade workers both ways
Holland Township is the top workplace for Holland residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Holland come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Holland are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Holland makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Holland are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Holland residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Holland gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Holland is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #226 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car holds Holland’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Holland could be anywhere from B to A−.
A workday in Holland: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 10,461 residents head out to work, 3,908 work right here, and 21,043 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Holland on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Holland’s workforce comes from
Where Holland clocks in
16% 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.
About 17 minutes each way for Holland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holland workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,294 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.
A place that makes things: 42% of Holland’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holland, 2011 → 2021: 25,733 → 24,951. 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 Holland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Holland commutes
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.
Holland is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Holland is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #23 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 12.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 8.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 17,871 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Holland households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Holland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000, Holland ranks 588th of 1,219 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 24 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | Bloomfield Township MI | 43,904 | $163K | 4.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 112 | Lyon Township MI | 26,867 | $146K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 586 | Madison Heights MI | 28,297 | $70K | 10.8% | 2.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 587 | La Vergne TN | 42,146 | $81K | 15.1% | 2.2% | 11% | B+ |
| 588 | Holland MI | 35,372 | $76K | 10.3% | 2.5% | 27% | B+ |
| 589 | Ossining NY | 27,579 | $104K | 8.6% | 6.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 590 | Caseyville Township IL | 34,825 | $87K | 7.4% | 5.0% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Holland, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
16% of Holland works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | – | B+ | A | 17 min | $75,865 |
| Holland Township | 16% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Fillmore Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 18 min | $90,142 |
| Beechwood | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Laketown Township | under 1% | A | D | 21 min | $91,989 |
| Park Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 21 min | $110,402 |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland Township: not graded. Beechwood: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Holland Township. Darker towns draw more of Holland’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 Holland: questions
What is the median household income in Holland?
$75,865 (±$6,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holland?
10.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holland?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holland work?
27% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Holland Township (16%, 4 mi), Zeeland (10%, 5 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Holland walkable?
Holland is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Holland without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holland
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.