Migration to and from Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Where Grand Traverse County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
6,295
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,280
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+15
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska County | Michigan | 505 |
| Oakland County | Michigan | 388 |
| Leelanau County | Michigan | 354 |
| Washtenaw County | Michigan | 307 |
| Benzie County | Michigan | 303 |
| Wexford County | Michigan | 258 |
| Ingham County | Michigan | 236 |
| Wayne County | Michigan | 216 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 184 |
| Kent County | Michigan | 170 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent County | Michigan | 521 |
| Antrim County | Michigan | 351 |
| Leelanau County | Michigan | 351 |
| Wexford County | Michigan | 242 |
| Benzie County | Michigan | 238 |
| Ottawa County | Michigan | 236 |
| Kalkaska County | Michigan | 233 |
| Volusia County | Florida | 193 |
| Kalamazoo County | Michigan | 181 |
| Lake County | Indiana | 179 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 26055.