Aurelius Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 3% work in Aurelius Township itself; outside it, Lansing draws the most (27%, 11 miles). 236 jobs are based in Aurelius Township; 1,930 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Aurelius Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Aurelius Township: the gist
Aurelius Township is a place people come home to
There are 236 jobs based in Aurelius Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Aurelius Township has about 2,700 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Aurelius Township and Lansing trade workers both ways
Lansing is the top workplace for Aurelius Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Aurelius Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Aurelius Township’s grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income 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, Aurelius Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A workday in Aurelius Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,878 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 184 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Aurelius Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where Aurelius Township goes to work
Where Aurelius Township clocks in
27% of workers
8% of workers
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.
A place that makes things: 31% of Aurelius Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aurelius Township, 2011 → 2021: 116 → 236. 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 Aurelius Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Aurelius Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aurelius Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,835 commuters (the 17% 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.
Aurelius Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Getting around Aurelius Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,207 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 under 0.1 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). 0.7% of Aurelius Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Aurelius Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Aurelius Township is 329th of 3,908 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 117 | Vergennes Township MI | 4,968 | $113K | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ann Arbor Township MI | 4,506 | $165K | 7.2% | 0.5% | 9% | A+ |
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| 327 | Bennett CO | 4,224 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.8% | 4% | A |
| 328 | Kildeer IL | 4,683 | $250K | 1.0% | 5.9% | 1% | A |
| 329 | Aurelius Township MI | 4,394 | $95K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 330 | Heidelberg Township PA | 4,170 | $92K | 3.6% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 331 | Scott WI | 3,650 | $108K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Aurelius Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Aurelius Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Delhi Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aurelius Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelius Township | – | A | D | 21 min | $95,455 |
| Delhi Township | 5% | B | B+ | 22 min | $90,437 |
| Eaton Rapids Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $82,906 |
| Onondaga Township | under 2% | B | D− | 29 min | $90,987 |
| Vevay Township | under 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aurelius 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 Aurelius Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aurelius Township?
$95,455 (±$10,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aurelius Township?
1.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aurelius Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aurelius Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lansing (27%, 11 mi), East Lansing (8%, 14 mi), Mason (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Aurelius Township walkable?
Aurelius Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aurelius 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 Aurelius Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aurelius 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.