South Bend-Mishawaka migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 12,198 people moved into the South Bend metro and 12,797 moved out, a net of −599. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Elkhart, IN leads both directions, with 2,509 people in and 2,337 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 61–62% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +247 in 2020–21 to −599 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
324,538
▲ 0.0% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2023
324,689
0.0% below the 2023 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 828 people to domestic migration. International migration (+838) and births minus deaths (+53) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 324,689 in 2023. The 2025 estimate of 324,538 sits just below it.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$47M
▼ $437M arrived · $484M left
Avg household income · movers
$62k in · $63k out
similar incomes both directions
South Bend wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the South Bend metro in 2022–23 reported $437M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $484M with them, a net loss of $47M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $62k of income, vs $63k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 62% of inbound and 61% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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