Kurt Metzger, research director with CULMA's Center for Urban Studies, commented about the commuting trends in the Kalamazoo area. Metzger said the 2000 Census showed that 69 percent of workers in Kalamazoo County work outside their immediate community of residence. \"This shows that the usual state of affairs, except in large cities, is for the majority of workers to work somewhere other than where they live,\" Metzger said. The choice can have a significant financial impact on the municipalities where the commuting workers are employed.