Greenbush Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
247 jobs are based in Greenbush Township for 1,026 working residents. For jobs and income Greenbush Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 3% work in Greenbush Township; the top destination outside it is St. Johns (19%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Greenbush Township
Greenbush Township is a place people come home to
There are 247 jobs based in Greenbush Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Greenbush Township has about 1,400 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Greenbush Township 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.
Where Greenbush Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Greenbush Township’s grade up (8.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%).
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 rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greenbush Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Greenbush Township
On a workday 998 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Greenbush Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Greenbush Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenbush Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 949 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.
Where the trip to work from Greenbush Township ends
Where Greenbush Township clocks in
19% of workers
17% of workers
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.
Greenbush Township works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenbush Township, 2011 → 2021: 101 → 247. 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 Greenbush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Greenbush Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
In Greenbush Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% 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 1,052 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). 1.5% of Greenbush Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Greenbush Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Greenbush Township ranks 2,622nd of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | 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 |
| … | |||||||
| 2,620 | Nescopeck PA | 1,511 | $63K | 9.1% | 4.3% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,621 | Alamo TN | 2,354 | $54K | 16.5% | 1.0% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,622 | Greenbush Township MI | 2,150 | $72K | 8.0% | 5.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,623 | Banks Township MI | 1,666 | $71K | 4.4% | 4.6% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,624 | Monroe Township OH | 2,029 | $77K | 8.6% | 8.8% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 Greenbush Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
How Greenbush Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Duplain Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenbush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Township | – | C+ | C− | 30 min | $71,607 |
| Essex Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 27 min | $71,488 |
| Duplain Township | 2% | C | C+ | 27 min | $63,177 |
| Bingham Township | 2% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $77,273 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenbush 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 Greenbush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenbush Township?
$71,607 (±$13,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenbush Township?
8.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenbush Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenbush Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Johns (19%, 5 mi), Lansing (17%, 24 mi), East Lansing (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Greenbush Township walkable?
Greenbush Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenbush Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenbush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenbush 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.