Lakeport has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Lakeport report 31 jobs; 278 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Lakeport for work; outside it, Port Huron is the main destination (20%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, 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
The work figures that set Lakeport apart
Lakeport is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Lakeport, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakeport has about 500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Lakeport
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Lakeport on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lakeport
About 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Lakeport ends
Where Lakeport clocks in
7% 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.
What Lakeport’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeport, 2011 → 2021: 177 → 31. 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 Lakeport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Lakeport: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeport workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 15% 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.
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 Lakeport: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeport?
$54,236 (±$13,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeport?
17.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeport?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeport work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Huron (20%, 8 mi), Marysville (7%, 14 mi), Auburn Hills (4%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lakeport without a car?
0% 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 Lakeport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeport
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.