Au Gres Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, next to 24 for Michigan and 26 for the U.S. There are 62 jobs in Au Gres Township, against 311 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Michigan 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Au Gres Township: the gist
Au Gres Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Au Gres Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Au Gres Township has about 640 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% 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 ↓
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 311 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Au Gres Township
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Au Gres Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Au Gres Township goes to work
About 38% 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.
12% of working residents work in Au Gres
Where Au Gres Township clocks in
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.
Au Gres Township makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Au Gres Township, 2011 → 2021: 65 → 62. 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 Au Gres Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Au Gres Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Au Gres Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 9% 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Au Gres Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Au Gres Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Gres Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $65,481 |
| Arenac Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Au Gres | 12% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sims Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Turner Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arenac Township, Sims Township and Turner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Au Gres: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Au Gres. Darker towns draw more of Au Gres 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 Au Gres Township: questions
What is the median household income in Au Gres Township?
$65,481 (±$9,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Au Gres Township?
6.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Au Gres Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Au Gres Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Gres (12%, 2 mi), Standish (10%, 12 mi), Tawas City (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Au Gres Township without a car?
0% 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 Au Gres Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Au Gres 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.