Households in Au Sable Township have lower incomes than those in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Au Sable Township itself; outside it, Oscoda Township draws the most (15%, 10 miles). 11.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.2% for Michigan as a whole. Jobs and income earn Au Sable Township D; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Au Sable Township: the gist
Au Sable Township and Oscoda Township trade workers both ways
Oscoda Township is the top workplace for Au Sable Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Au Sable Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% 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 ↓
Fewer than half of Au Sable Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
40% of Au Sable Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 19% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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 609 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Au Sable Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Au Sable Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Au Sable Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
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, poverty and unemployment, Au Sable Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Where the trip to work from Au Sable Township ends
Where Au Sable Township clocks in
6% 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.
Where in the region Au Sable Township works
About 42% 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.
Au Sable Township makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
819 jobs are based in Au Sable Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Au Sable Township, 2011 → 2021: 911 → 819. 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 Sable Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Au Sable Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 514 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 724 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Au Sable Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 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.
Commuting from Au Sable Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Au Sable Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 838 commuters (the 10% 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.
Most of Au Sable Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Au Sable Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 926 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). 3.9% of Au Sable Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Au Sable Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Au Sable Township is 4,526th among 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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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| 100 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,524 | Salisbury MO | 1,564 | $65K | 16.9% | 4.5% | 21% | D |
| 4,525 | New London OH | 2,368 | $50K | 15.3% | 8.2% | 14% | D |
| 4,526 | Au Sable Township MI | 2,025 | $51K | 11.4% | 5.8% | 16% | D |
| 4,527 | Freedom NH | 1,707 | $66K | 15.0% | 4.3% | 11% | D |
| 4,528 | Ripley Township OH | 2,476 | $64K | 25.0% | 2.8% | 2% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | 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 Au Sable Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Au Sable Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Au Sable Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au Sable Township | – | D | C− | 17 min | $50,511 |
| Oscoda Township | 15% | D− | B | 17 min | $43,125 |
| Wilber Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Baldwin Township | 3% | C− | B | 15 min | $69,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oscoda Township. Darker towns draw more of Au Sable 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 Sable Township: questions
What is the median household income in Au Sable Township?
$50,511 (±$11,367) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Au Sable Township?
11.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Au Sable Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Au Sable Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oscoda Township (15%, 10 mi), Tawas City (6%, 11 mi), Baldwin Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Au Sable Township walkable?
Au Sable Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Au Sable 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 Sable Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Au Sable 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.