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Jobs & commute in Robin Glen-Indiantown

Robin Glen-Indiantown has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 39 jobs in Robin Glen-Indiantown, against 246 working residents. Hardly any work in Robin Glen-Indiantown itself; outside it, Saginaw draws the most (17%, 6 miles). 6% 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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about work in Robin Glen-Indiantown

Robin Glen-Indiantown is a place people come home to

There are 39 jobs based in Robin Glen-Indiantown, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Robin Glen-Indiantown has about 450 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Commutes from Robin Glen-Indiantown are quick

The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan worker. 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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who commutes out of Robin Glen-Indiantown, and who commutes in

On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.

245live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
38work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night660
Workday450
660live here− 250head out to work+ 38come in to work= 450on a workday

About 450 people are in Robin Glen-Indiantown on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Robin Glen-Indiantown: about 16 minutes

A year of commuting
126 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Robin Glen-Indiantown16 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Robin Glen-Indiantown workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Robin Glen-Indiantown gets to work
98%Drive alone
2%Carpool

Share of the 202 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Robin Glen-Indiantown ends

Terre HauteFrankenmuth: 13 residents work here (5%)AlleganBay City: 13 residents work here (5%)Saginaw: 41 residents work here (17%)WarrenMidland: 12 residents work here (5%)Flint: 4 residents work here (2%)Saginaw Township: 34 residents work here (14%)Blumfield Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Bridgeport Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Buena Vista Township: 19 residents work here (8%)Kochville Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Genesee TownshipTittabawassee TownshipRobin Glen-IndiantownSaginawSaginaw TownshipBuena Vista TownshipFrankenmuthBay CityMidlandRobin Glen-Indiantown
1
Saginaw6.5 mi away
17%41
2
Saginaw Township9.1 mi away
14%34
38%19
4
Frankenmuth10.3 mi away
5%13
5
Bay City9.2 mi away
5%13
6
Midland22.6 mi away
5%12
72%6
82%5
9
Flint31.1 mi away
2%4
102%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%95
The top trips

Where Robin Glen-Indiantown 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Robin Glen-Indiantown: what the 39 are

Jobs based in Robin Glen-IndiantownJobs Robin Glen-Indiantown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms26%22%
Trade, transport & utilities41%20%
Services: health, schools, offices33%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%38%
Over $3,333 a month62%46%

Who does it

29 or younger28%25%
30 to 5444%52%
55 and older28%22%
+77%

Jobs based in Robin Glen-Indiantown, 2011 → 2021: 22 → 39. 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 Robin Glen-Indiantown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Robin Glen-Indiantown commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miSaginaw: 17% · 6.5 miSaginaw Township: 14% · 9.1 miBuena Vista Township: 8% · 1.1 miFrankenmuth: 5% · 10.3 miBay City: 5% · 9.2 miMidland: 5% · 22.6 miKochville Township: 2% · 7.8 miBridgeport Township: 2% · 8.1 miFlint: 2% · 31.1 miBlumfield Township: 2% · 4.5 miSaginaw 17%Buena Vista Township 8%Frankenmuth 5%Bay City 5%Robin Glen-Indiantown
Robin Glen-IndiantownTop destinations (size = commuters)
49%Under 10 mi121 residents
19%10–24 mi46 residents
9%25–50 mi21 residents
24%Over 50 mi58 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Robin Glen-Indiantown: questions

What is the median household income in Robin Glen-Indiantown?

$32,292 (±$6,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Robin Glen-Indiantown?

37.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Robin Glen-Indiantown?

16 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Robin Glen-Indiantown work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saginaw (17%, 6 mi), Saginaw Township (14%, 9 mi), Buena Vista Township (8%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Robin Glen-Indiantown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Robin Glen-Indiantown, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Robin Glen-Indiantown

Robin Glen-Indiantown home →

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.