Jobs, income and commuting in Au Gres, MI
Employers in Au Gres report 387 jobs; 262 of its residents have a job. About one in five work in Au Gres; the top destination outside it is Standish (5%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Au Gres
Au Gres makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Au Gres are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Au Gres residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 ↓
Au Gres 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 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Factories, building and farms: 52% of the jobs in Au Gres
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Au Gres, 2011 → 2021: 398 → 387. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Au Gres, by distance
About 37% 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.
The daily trip from Au Gres: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Au Gres workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 296 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who works in Au Gres, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 342 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Au Gres on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
Where people from Au Gres work
Where Au Gres clocks in
5% 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.
Work in the towns next to Au Gres
The biggest share goes to Sims Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Au Gres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Gres | – | — | — | 30 min | $67,115 |
| Au Gres Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sims Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Au Gres Township and Sims Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Au Gres’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: questions
What is the median household income in Au Gres?
$67,115 (±$15,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Au Gres?
13.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Au Gres?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Au Gres work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Standish (5%, 14 mi), Bay City (5%, 33 mi), Sims Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Au Gres without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Au Gres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Au Gres
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.