Work and commuting in Oak Hill
Home is the office for 2% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%. Only 1% work in Oak Hill; the top destination outside it is Manistee Township (18%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 11 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Oak Hill by day
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Oak Hill on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Where Oak Hill’s working residents head each day
Where Oak Hill clocks in
18% of workers
17% 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.
Oak Hill is a services town
122 jobs are based in Oak Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Hill, 2011 → 2021: 74 → 122. 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 Oak Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Oak Hill, about 11 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Hill workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 208 commuters (the 2% 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.
Miles to work from Oak Hill
About 25% 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.
Oak Hill and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | – | — | — | 11 min | $59,115 |
| Filer City | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Filer City: 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 Oak Hill’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 Oak Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Hill?
$59,115 (±$20,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Hill?
2.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Hill?
11 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Hill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistee Township (18%, 5 mi), Manistee (17%, 2 mi), Stronach Township (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Oak Hill without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Hill
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.