Jobs and earnings in Mayville, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Only 3% work in Mayville; the top destination outside it is Lapeer (5%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mayville and work: the main findings
The better-paid jobs are outside Mayville
54% of Mayville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Mayville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Mayville are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Few Mayville workers work from home
Only 3% 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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What work there is in Mayville: 321 jobs
321 jobs are based in Mayville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayville, 2011 → 2021: 202 → 321. 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 Mayville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mayville: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayville workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 370 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who commutes out of Mayville, and who commutes in
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 311 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
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 Mayville’s working residents head each day
Where Mayville clocks in
5% 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.
How far Mayville’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Next door to Mayville
The biggest share goes to Fremont Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville | – | — | — | 29 min | $52,500 |
| Fremont Township | 4% | C− | C | 35 min | $63,155 |
| Dayton Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 40 min | $69,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mayville’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 Mayville: questions
What is the median household income in Mayville?
$52,500 (±$8,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayville?
16.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lapeer (5%, 20 mi), Saginaw (5%, 31 mi), Fremont Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Mayville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mayville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayville
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.