Greenbush Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 3% stay in Greenbush Township for work; outside it, Au Sable Township is the main destination (9%, 11 miles). 38 jobs are based in Greenbush Township for 320 working residents. Greenbush Township grades D for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Greenbush Township: the figures worth knowing
Greenbush Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Greenbush Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% 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 ↓
Commutes from Greenbush Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Michigan. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Michigan 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; with 320 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Greenbush Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Greenbush Township is better than 14% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Greenbush Township’s grade up (12.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: Greenbush Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
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 and poverty, Greenbush Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Greenbush Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 309 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Greenbush Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
The distance from Greenbush Township to work
About 44% 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.
About 19 minutes to work from Greenbush Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 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 379 commuters (the 12% 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 people from Greenbush Township work
Where Greenbush Township clocks in
8% 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.
32% of the jobs in Greenbush Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenbush Township, 2011 → 2021: 37 → 38. 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.
In Greenbush Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greenbush Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 430 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). 1.5% of Greenbush Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Greenbush Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Greenbush Township places 4,135th of 5,400 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 139 | Dimondale MI | 1,183 | $111K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 168 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
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| 4,133 | Salem Township IN | 1,272 | $70K | 18.4% | 3.2% | 13% | D |
| 4,134 | Peabody Township KS | 1,090 | $55K | 14.6% | 3.8% | 7% | D |
| 4,135 | Greenbush Township MI | 1,317 | $63K | 12.1% | 4.2% | 3% | D |
| 4,136 | Elk Township MI | 1,025 | $56K | 9.9% | 4.6% | 1% | D |
| 4,137 | Toppers OK | 1,029 | $52K | 23.4% | 7.6% | 0% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Next door to Greenbush Township
The biggest share goes to Oscoda Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenbush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Township | – | D | C− | 19 min | $62,813 |
| Mikado Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Harrisville Township | 2% | D | B+ | 17 min | $53,958 |
| Oscoda Township | 7% | D− | B | 17 min | $43,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mikado 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?
$62,813 (±$15,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenbush Township?
12.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenbush Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenbush Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Au Sable Township (9%, 11 mi), Alpena (8%, 37 mi), Oscoda Township (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Greenbush Township walkable?
Greenbush Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greenbush Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.