Photo: S Carpenter at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Akeley Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Akeley Township run about the Minnesota average. There are 38 jobs in Akeley Township, against 209 working residents. Hardly any work in Akeley Township; the top destination outside it is Park Rapids (15%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Akeley Township apart
Akeley Township by day and by night
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Akeley Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Akeley Township to work: where people go
Where Akeley Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Akeley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Akeley Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Akeley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Akeley Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Akeley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 224 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Akeley Township, by distance
About 25% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Akeley Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Shingobee Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Akeley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeley Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $66,696 |
| Mantrap Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Shingobee Township | 7% | C | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Steamboat River Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mantrap Township, White Oak Township and Steamboat River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Akeley 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 2023, 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 Akeley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Akeley Township?
$66,696 (±$22,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Akeley Township?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Akeley Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Akeley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (15%, 17 mi), Walker (11%, 8 mi), Bemidji (10%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Akeley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Akeley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Akeley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.