Alaska Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Alaska Township has 2 jobs, against 81 working residents. Hardly any work in Alaska Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (28%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Alaska Township
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Alaska Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Where people from Alaska Township work
Where Alaska Township clocks in
28% of workers
21% 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.
Most jobs in Alaska Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alaska Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 2. 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 Alaska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Alaska Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alaska Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Alaska Township
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Alaska Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alaska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $63,333 |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Roosevelt Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Nebish Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Ridge Township, Roosevelt Township, Nebish Township and Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alaska 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 Alaska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alaska Township?
$63,333 (±$9,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alaska Township?
26.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alaska Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alaska Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (28%, 21 mi), Blackduck (21%, 23 mi), Redby (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alaska 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 Alaska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alaska 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.