Assyria Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Assyria Township itself; outside it, Battle Creek draws the most (20%, 13 miles). 27 jobs are based in Assyria Township, against 740 working residents. For jobs and income Assyria Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Assyria Township at work: what stands out
Assyria Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Assyria Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Assyria Township has about 1,300 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Assyria Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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 740 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Assyria Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Assyria Township’s grade up ($78,050, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (12.0%) is left out: Assyria 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, Assyria Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Assyria Township by day and by night
On a workday 733 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Assyria Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Assyria Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Assyria Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 779 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where Assyria Township goes to work
Where Assyria Township clocks in
20% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Assyria Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Assyria Township, 2011 → 2021: 8 → 27. 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 Assyria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Assyria Township’s workers travel
About 19% 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.
Few in Assyria Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Assyria Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Assyria Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 850 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). 1.4% of Assyria Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Assyria Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Assyria Township comes 3,122nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 102 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,120 | Dublin VA | 2,652 | $62K | 16.1% | 2.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,121 | Southeast Township IN | 1,515 | $96K | 4.0% | 3.1% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,122 | Assyria Township MI | 2,048 | $78K | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,123 | Franklin Township PA | 2,222 | $51K | 15.2% | 0.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,124 | Cannon AFB NM | 2,405 | $63K | 8.5% | 18.9% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Assyria Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Around Assyria Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Maple Grove Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Assyria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyria Township | – | C+ | D− | 32 min | $78,050 |
| Johnstown Township | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $81,875 |
| Maple Grove Township | 2% | C | C− | 31 min | $84,500 |
| Bellevue Township | under 3% | B | C− | 38 min | $83,636 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Assyria 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 Assyria Township: questions
What is the median household income in Assyria Township?
$78,050 (±$13,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Assyria Township?
12.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Assyria Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Assyria Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Battle Creek (20%, 13 mi), Hastings (6%, 15 mi), Grand Rapids (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Assyria Township walkable?
Assyria Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Assyria Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Assyria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Assyria 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.