Ruby has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Ruby itself; outside it, Port Huron draws the most (13%, 9 miles). 9 jobs are based in Ruby, against 351 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ruby and work: the main findings
Ruby is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Ruby, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ruby has about 370 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ruby workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Ruby
On a workday 351 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Ruby on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Ruby
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ruby workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 296 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where people from Ruby work
Where Ruby 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.
89% of the jobs in Ruby make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ruby, 2011 → 2021: 1 → 9. 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 Ruby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ruby’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 Ruby compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ruby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | – | — | — | 30 min | $69,077 |
| Kenockee Township | under 3% | D | D− | 39 min | $61,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ruby’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 Ruby: questions
What is the median household income in Ruby?
$69,077 (±$6,894) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ruby?
2.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ruby?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ruby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Huron (13%, 9 mi), Fort Gratiot Township (7%, 6 mi), Detroit (6%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Ruby without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ruby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ruby
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.