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Jobs & commute in Au Sable Township

Au Sable Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

9% of workers have no commute at all; Michigan has 14%. Employers in Au Sable Township report 2 jobs, and 76 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Au Sable Township lasts 30 minutes (Michigan 24, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

2 jobs based here
Household income
$61K
median · Michigan $73K
Poverty
11.0%
Michigan 13.2%
Unemployment
6.0%
Michigan 5.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
30 min
Michigan 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 76 working residents
Work from home
9%
Michigan 14% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Au Sable Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

76live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday170
240live here− 76head out to work+ 2come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Au Sable Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.

The commute map

13% of working residents work in Higgins Township

West Branch: 2 residents work here (3%)Grayling: 2 residents work here (3%)Gaylord: 2 residents work here (3%)Cadillac: 2 residents work here (3%)Traverse City: 2 residents work here (3%)Grand Rapids: 2 residents work here (3%)Troy: 2 residents work here (3%)Higgins Township: 10 residents work here (13%)Gerrish Township: 4 residents work here (5%)South Branch TownshipFoster TownshipMills TownshipAu Sable TownshipRichfield TownshipBoyne Valley TownshipWest Branch Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Higgins TownshipGerrish TownshipWest Branch TownshipWest BranchGraylingGaylordAu Sable Township
1
Higgins Township7.7 mi away
13%10
2
Gerrish Township12 mi away
5%4
3
West Branch Township17.2 mi away
5%4
4
West Branch16.4 mi away
3%2
5
Grayling19.2 mi away
3%2
6
Gaylord40 mi away
3%2
7
Cadillac52 mi away
3%2
8
Traverse City61.2 mi away
3%2
9
Grand Rapids120.9 mi away
3%2
10
Troy145.1 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
58%44
The top trips

Where Au Sable Township clocks in

13%Higgins Township
13% of workers
7.7 mi awayHiggins Township10 Au Sable Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Gerrish Township
5% of workers
12 mi awayGerrish Township4 Au Sable Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%West Branch Township
5% of workers
17.2 mi awayWest Branch Township4 Au Sable Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

What Au Sable Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Au Sable TownshipJobs Au Sable Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities100%30%
Services: health, schools, offices0%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%38%
Over $3,333 a month0%46%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 54100%53%
55 and older0%28%

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.

Time on the road

How long Au Sable Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes

A year of commuting
227 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Au Sable Township30 min
Michigan24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Au Sable Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Au Sable Township gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Carpool

Share of the 71 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.

How far

How far Au Sable Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHiggins Township: 13% · 7.7 miGerrish Township: 5% · 12 miWest Branch Township: 5% · 17.2 miWest Branch: 3% · 16.4 miGrayling: 3% · 19.2 miGaylord: 3% · 40 miCadillac: 3% · 52 miTraverse City: 3% · 61.2 miGrand Rapids: 3% · 120.9 miTroy: 3% · 145.1 miHiggins Township 13%Gerrish Township 5%West Branch Township 5%West Branch 3%Grayling 3%Au Sable Township
Au Sable TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi12 residents
25%10–24 mi19 residents
8%25–50 mi6 residents
51%Over 50 mi38 residents

About 51% 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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 13% of Au Sable Township’s workers

South Branch Township: few work hereHiggins Township: 13% of workers work hereRichfield Township: few work hereFoster Township: few work hereSouth Branch TownshipHiggins TownshipRichfield TownshipFoster TownshipAu Sable Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Higgins Township20 min
South Branch Township21 min
Richfield Township29 min
Au Sable Township30 min
Foster Township32 min
South Branch Townshipunder 3% of Au Sable TownshipHiggins Township13% of Au Sable Township works hereRichfield Townshipunder 3% of Au Sable TownshipFoster Townshipunder 3% of Au Sable Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownAu Sable Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Au Sable Township–——30 min$61,250
South Branch Townshipunder 3%DC+21 min$52,292
Higgins Township13%C−C+20 min$55,313
Richfield Townshipunder 3%D−C+29 min$47,055
Foster Townshipunder 3%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Foster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Higgins Township. Darker towns draw more of Au Sable Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Au Sable Township: questions

What is the median household income in Au Sable Township?

$61,250 (±$27,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Au Sable Township?

11.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Au Sable Township?

30 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 Sable Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Higgins Township (13%, 8 mi), Gerrish Township (5%, 12 mi), West Branch Township (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).

Can you get around Au Sable Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Au Sable Township

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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.