Traverse City migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,295 people moved into the Traverse City metro and 5,381 moved out, a net of +914. 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: Rest of Michigan leads both directions, with 876 people in and 1,014 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 33–36% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +1,830 in 2020–21 to +914 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
156,972
▲ 0.3% year over year · growing
Peak population
156,972
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +987 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−482) and international migration (+31).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 156,972 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$135M
▲ $376M arrived · $241M left
Avg household income · movers
$98k in · $70k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 40%
Traverse City wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Traverse City metro in 2022–23 reported $376M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $241M with them, a net gain of $135M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $98k of income, vs $70k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 40%.
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 33% of inbound and 36% 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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