Work and commuting in Northview
There are 5,071 jobs in Northview; 7,082 of its residents have a job. Only 6% stay in Northview for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (28%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Northview stands out on work
Northview and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Northview residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Northview come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Northview has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Northview went from 3,327 in 2011 to 5,071 in 2021, +52%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Northview are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Northview are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Northview’s own working residents. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Northview’s working residents head each day
Where Northview clocks in
8% 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 Northview’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northview, 2011 → 2021: 3,327 → 5,071. 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 Northview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Northview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northview workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,929 commuters (the 14% 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 Northview, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,675 residents head out to work, 407 work right here, and 4,664 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Northview on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
How far it is to work from Northview
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Northview
The biggest share goes to Grand Rapids Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northview | – | — | — | 18 min | $85,403 |
| Grand Rapids Township | 3% | A | B | 20 min | $123,246 |
| Cannon Township | under 2% | A | D | 26 min | $131,956 |
| Ada Township | 2% | A+ | B− | 20 min | $168,468 |
| Forest Hills | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northview’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 Northview: questions
What is the median household income in Northview?
$85,403 (±$11,427) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northview?
9.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northview?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northview work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (28%, 6 mi), Plainfield Township (8%, 2 mi), Wyoming (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Northview without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northview
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.