Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Jobs and earnings in Automba Township, and the trip to work
Only 1% stay in Automba Township for work; outside it, Moose Lake is the main destination (19%, 15 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. The average commute takes 38 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Automba Township
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
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 Automba Township goes to work
Where Automba Township clocks in
19% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Automba Township
53 jobs are based in Automba Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Automba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 38 minutes from Automba Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Automba Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Automba Township
About 27% 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.
Next door to Automba Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Automba Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automba Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $51,806 |
| Kalevala Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lakeview Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Split Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Salo Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kalevala Township, Lakeview Township, Split Rock Township and Salo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Automba 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 Automba Township: questions
What is the median household income in Automba Township?
$51,806 (±$7,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Automba Township?
14.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Automba Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Automba Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (19%, 15 mi), Cloquet (16%, 27 mi), Duluth (10%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Automba 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 Automba Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Automba 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.