Pilgrim has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pilgrim itself; outside it, Frankfort draws the most (33%, 2 miles). 2 jobs are based in Pilgrim, and 12 of its residents work somewhere. 100% of workers work from home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Pilgrim
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Pilgrim on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Pilgrim ends
Where Pilgrim 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.
Most jobs in Pilgrim are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Pilgrim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pilgrim
of Pilgrim workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Pilgrim goes to work
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.
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 Pilgrim: questions
What is the median household income in Pilgrim?
$161,563 (±$134,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilgrim?
0.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pilgrim work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (33%, 2 mi), Southfield (8%, 213 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 121 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pilgrim, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pilgrim
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.