Augusta Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 88% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #74 of 701 in Michigan.
Walkability D: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns · #577 of 701 in Michigan.
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Augusta Township; the top destination outside it is Ann Arbor (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Augusta Township, in brief
Augusta Township is a place people come home to
There are 737 jobs based in Augusta Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Augusta Township has about 5,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Augusta Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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.
What’s behind Augusta Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Augusta Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #74 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Augusta Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
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, Augusta Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Augusta Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,913 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 614 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Augusta Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Augusta Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,252 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
17% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Augusta Township clocks in
17% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 737 jobs in Augusta Township are
737 jobs are based in Augusta Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Augusta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Augusta Township, 2011 → 2021: 949 → 737. 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.
Half of Augusta Township commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Most trips from Augusta Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Augusta Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #577 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,812 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Augusta Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Augusta Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Augusta Township is 492nd of 3,154 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Augusta Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Northville MI | 6,013 | $146K | 2.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 490 | Shorewood MN | 7,620 | $171K | 5.2% | 5.0% | 3% | A |
| 491 | Midway UT | 6,011 | $157K | 1.7% | 2.6% | 9% | A |
| 492 | Augusta Township MI | 7,345 | $108K | 6.4% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 493 | Barnhart MO | 5,785 | $96K | 4.8% | 2.8% | 2% | A |
| 494 | Chester NH | 5,322 | $142K | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,154 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Augusta Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ypsilanti Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Augusta Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Augusta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Township | – | A | D | 29 min | $108,457 |
| York Township | under 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $136,909 |
| London Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 30 min | $80,625 |
| Ypsilanti Township | 4% | C+ | A | 25 min | $69,716 |
| Sumpter Township | under 3% | B− | D | 29 min | $76,081 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Augusta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Augusta Township?
$108,457 (±$12,282) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Augusta Township?
6.4%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Augusta Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Augusta Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (17%, 12 mi), Livonia (5%, 22 mi), Ypsilanti Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Augusta Township walkable?
Augusta Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Augusta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Augusta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Augusta 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.