Huron
Tuscola
OAKLAND COUNTY LABOR SHED
Eaton
Oakland Ingham Macomb Livingston
Wayne Jackson Washtenaw Lenawee Hillsdale
Monroe
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.
Where Residents Work
Sanilac
Genesee Lapeer St. Clair Clinton Shiawassee
42,213 BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN 2019
234,287
In 2019, Oakland County’s workforce consisted of 568,442 residents. 323,035 (56.8 percent) of the residents lived and worked within Oakland County, while the remaining 245,407 residents (43.2 percent) traveled outside of the county for work. The percentage of residents that traveled outside of the county for work has slightly increased since 2017.
JOBS POSTED ONLINE IN 2019
Oakland County residents have maintained very similar mobility patterns over the last few years. In 2019, 16.3 percent of the county’s workforce (92,884 individuals) traveled more than 25 miles to their place of employment, compared to 16.3 percent (90,908 individuals) in 2017. Oakland has seen considerable job growth. Wayne County was the most popular destination outside of Oakland County for residents to find employment. 113,997 residents (20.1 percent of the county’s workforce) traveled to Wayne County for employment in 2019, followed by 52,352 residents (9.2 percent of the county’s workforce) that traveled to Macomb County.
323,035 WORKERS THAT LIVE AND WORK IN OAKLAND COUNTY
92,884 RESIDENTS TRAVELING MORE THAN 25 MILES TO WORK
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