Bruce Mine Headframe · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Balkan Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. 51 jobs are based in Balkan Township, and 376 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Balkan Township itself; outside it, Hibbing draws the most (26%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Balkan Township
Fewer jobs are based in Balkan Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Balkan Township fell from 1,020 in 2013 to 51 in 2023, −95%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Balkan Township works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Balkan Township: Hibbing (26%), Chisholm (7%) and Great Scott Township (2%). Next door ↓
Balkan Township is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Balkan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Balkan Township has about 480 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 376 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Goods, not services: 59% of the jobs in Balkan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Balkan Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,020 → 51. 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 Balkan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Balkan Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 370 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Balkan Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Balkan Township ends
Where Balkan Township clocks in
26% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Balkan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Balkan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 393 commuters (the 5% 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.
How many miles Balkan Township commutes
About 21% 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 next door: 35% of Balkan Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balkan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $79,722 |
| Chisholm | 7% | C− | A− | 16 min | $50,891 |
| Great Scott Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hibbing | 26% | C− | A− | 17 min | $55,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Great Scott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hibbing. Darker towns draw more of Balkan 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 Balkan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Balkan Township?
$79,722 (±$13,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Balkan Township?
3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Balkan Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Balkan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hibbing (26%, 11 mi), Virginia (10%, 16 mi), Cook (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Balkan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Balkan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Balkan 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.