Work & commute · Augusta

Work & commute in Augusta, MI

Most working residents leave Augusta for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Ann Arbor (17%), Livonia (5%) and Ypsilanti (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2021 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

123 of 3,036 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,913 Augusta residents head out of town to work, 123 work right here, and 614 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Augusta.

2,913live here, work elsewhere

123live and work here

614work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Augusta goes to work

Ann Arbor12.3 mi away

17%503

Livonia21.6 mi away

5%143

Ypsilanti5.7 mi away

4%136

Augusta (in town)right here

4%123

Pittsfield8.3 mi away

4%119

Ann Arbor14.2 mi away

4%108

Romulus13.1 mi away

3%97

Detroit30.5 mi away

3%94

Dearborn23.2 mi away

3%86

Van Buren8.3 mi away

3%76

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%1,551

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Augusta commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

24%

49%

17%

10%

24%Under 10 mi

49%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Augusta is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Augusta are

737 jobs are based in Augusta. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Augusta’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Augusta

737 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Augusta residents hold

3,036 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−22%

Jobs based in Augusta, 2011 → 2021: 949 → 737. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2021. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.