Amboy Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Amboy Township report 73 jobs; 437 of its residents have a job. Amboy Township grades C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 2% stay in Amboy Township for work; outside it, Hillsdale is the main destination (7%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Amboy Township apart
Amboy Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Amboy Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Amboy Township has about 810 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Amboy Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 437 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Amboy Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Amboy Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Amboy Township’s grade up (10.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Amboy Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Amboy Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
The daily flow of workers through Amboy Township
On a workday 430 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Amboy Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer 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.
How far Amboy Township’s workers travel
About 31% 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.
Commuting from Amboy Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Amboy Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 commuters (the 14% 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.
Out of Amboy Township to work: where people go
Where Amboy Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Amboy Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amboy Township, 2011 → 2021: 27 → 73. 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 Amboy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Amboy Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Amboy Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 362 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Amboy Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Amboy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,044th of 4,312: where Amboy Township ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 110 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 271 | Petersburg MI | 1,152 | $83K | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Milan Township MI | 1,540 | $96K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,042 | Jonesboro IN | 1,510 | $46K | 16.3% | 7.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,043 | Dick Johnson Township IN | 1,321 | $63K | 18.1% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| 3,044 | Amboy Township MI | 1,176 | $61K | 10.7% | 0.8% | 2% | C− |
| 3,045 | Knox Township OH | 1,178 | $66K | 17.4% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| 3,046 | Belcourt ND | 1,547 | $91K | 27.7% | 0.0% | 48% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Amboy Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Amboy Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Wright Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amboy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amboy Township | – | C− | C+ | 30 min | $60,517 |
| Woodbridge Township | under 3% | D | D | 31 min | $66,786 |
| Camden Township | under 3% | D− | B− | 31 min | $51,875 |
| Wright Township | 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $54,449 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Amboy Township’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 Amboy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Amboy Township?
$60,517 (±$9,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amboy Township?
10.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Amboy Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Amboy Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsdale (7%, 15 mi), Ann Arbor (4%, 59 mi), Holiday City (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Amboy Township walkable?
Amboy Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Amboy Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Amboy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amboy Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.