Baker Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Baker Township report 11 jobs, against 36 working residents. Hardly any stay in Baker Township for work; outside it, Morris is the main destination (31%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Baker Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 79 people are in Baker Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 the trip to work from Baker Township ends
Where Baker Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Baker 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 Baker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Baker Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baker Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 19% 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 distance from Baker Township to work
About 36% 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.
Around Baker Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $105,833 |
| Stevens Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Moonshine Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Scott Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Everglade Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stevens Township, Moonshine Township, Scott Township and Everglade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baker 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 Baker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Baker Township?
$105,833 (±$62,835) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baker Township?
8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baker Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baker Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (31%, 13 mi), Duluth (6%, 211 mi), Morris Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baker 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 Baker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baker 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.