Amasa has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 157 people commute in to work
Hardly any stay in Amasa for work; outside it, Iron River is the main destination (28%, 12 miles). 157 jobs are based in Amasa, and 57 of its residents work somewhere. 28% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Amasa
On a workday 57 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 350 people are in Amasa on a workday afternoon, 40% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Amasa: where workers come from
Where Amasa clocks in
28% of workers
16% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Amasa, 81% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amasa, 2011 → 2021: 44 → 157. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Amasa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Amasa
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Amasa workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Amasa
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Amasa
The biggest share goes to Crystal Falls Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amasa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amasa | – | — | — | 20 min | $40,764 |
| Crystal Falls Township | 4% | D | C | 28 min | $57,986 |
| Bates Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bates Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Amasa’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Amasa: questions
What is the median household income in Amasa?
$40,764 (±$5,771) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amasa?
17.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Amasa?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Amasa work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iron River (28%, 12 mi), Crystal Falls (16%, 12 mi), Kingsford (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Amasa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Amasa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amasa
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.