Lamont has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 26 jobs in Lamont, and 508 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Lamont for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (21%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 14% across Michigan.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lamont apart on work
Lamont is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Lamont, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lamont has about 700 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lamont and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Lamont residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Lamont come from (23% of its jobs). 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; with 508 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Lamont, and who commutes in
On a workday 507 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Lamont on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where the trip to work from Lamont ends
Where Lamont clocks in
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.
In Lamont, 88% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lamont, 2011 → 2021: 4 → 26. 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 Lamont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Lamont: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lamont workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 525 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lamont
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.
Work in the towns next to Lamont
The biggest share goes to Allendale Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lamont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont | – | — | — | 25 min | $150,438 |
| Allendale Township | 4% | A− | A | 22 min | $81,683 |
| Polkton Township | under 3% | A | D− | 24 min | $112,708 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lamont’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 Lamont: questions
What is the median household income in Lamont?
$150,438 (±$84,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lamont?
0.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lamont?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lamont work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (21%, 14 mi), Walker (8%, 8 mi), Wyoming (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Lamont 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 Lamont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lamont
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.