Huron
Tuscola
MACOMB COUNTY LABOR SHED
Eaton
Oakland Ingham Macomb Livingston
Wayne Jackson Washtenaw Lenawee Hillsdale
Introduction The Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) partnership is a collaboration of seven Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs) and ten community colleges across a 19-county region in Michigan. The counties in the WIN partnership include: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw, and Wayne, along with the City of Detroit. The WIN partnership region’s labor shed highlights why, when it comes to talent, we must think regionally: The workforce is mobile. Although 90.4% of the region’s workforce live and work1 in the 19-county area, not all residents work in their home county. It is not uncommon for workers to commute one or two counties over for work. This means that the residents in every county should be ready for the job demands of employers hiring throughout southeast Michigan. This document provides detailed information on where employees in the area commute to and from each day for work, how far they travel, along with other information about workers and businesses in the area. For more detail on the labor market, please see WIN’s Quarterly Labor Market Report publications.
18,746 BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN 2019
Where Residents Work In 2019, Macomb County’s workforce consisted of 386,426 residents. 164,928 (42.7 percent) of the residents lived and worked within Macomb County, while the remaining 221,498 residents (57.3 percent) traveled outside of the county for work. Since 2017, the number of residents that traveled outside of the county for work increased by 1,712 (0.8 percent) individuals, growing from 219,786 to 221,498 commuters. Macomb County residents reported slightly longer commutes in 2019 than in 2017. In 2017, 64,972 residents (17.1 % of the county’s workforce) traveled over 25 miles to their place of employment, while in 2019, 65,038 residents (16.8% of the county’s workforce) traveled more than 25 miles. Oakland County was the most popular destination outside of Macomb County for residents to find employment. In 2019, 113,298 residents (29.3 percent of the county’s workforce) traveled to Oakland County for employment, followed by 67,295 residents (17.4 percent of the county’s workforce) that traveled to Wayne County.
Sanilac
Genesee Lapeer St. Clair Clinton Shiawassee
92,412 JOBS POSTED ONLINE IN 2019
164,928 WORKERS THAT LIVED AND WORKED IN MACOMB COUNTY
65,038 RESIDENTS TRAVELING MORE THAN 25 MILES TO WORK
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Monroe