Work and commuting in Ball Bluff Township
Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Ball Bluff Township itself; outside it, Aitkin draws the most (12%, 38 miles). Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ball Bluff Township by day
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Ball Bluff Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Ball Bluff Township work
Where Ball Bluff Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Ball Bluff Township: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ball Bluff Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 27% 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 far Ball Bluff Township goes to work
About 46% 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.
The towns around Ball Bluff Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ball Bluff Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Bluff Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $74,000 |
| Cornish Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sago Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cornish Township and Sago Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ball Bluff 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 Ball Bluff Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ball Bluff Township?
$74,000 (±$14,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ball Bluff Township?
8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ball Bluff Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ball Bluff Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (12%, 38 mi), McGregor (10%, 26 mi), Grand Rapids (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ball Bluff Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ball Bluff Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ball Bluff 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.