Balsam Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Balsam Township has 63 jobs; 225 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Balsam Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (24%, 18 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Balsam Township
Balsam Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Balsam Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Balsam Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Balsam Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Balsam Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Balsam Township has about 420 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Balsam Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Balsam Township to work: where people go
Where Balsam Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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 workday in Balsam Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Balsam Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Balsam Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Balsam Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 265 commuters (the 8% 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.
Jobs in Balsam Township: what the 63 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Balsam Township, 2014 → 2024: 57 → 63. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Balsam Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Balsam Township commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Balsam Township
The biggest share goes to Nashwauk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balsam Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $82,292 |
| Wabana Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Nashwauk Township | 4% | C− | B | 26 min | $60,192 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wabana Township and Lawrence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Balsam 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 2024, 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 Balsam Township: questions
What is the median household income in Balsam Township?
$82,292 (±$18,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Balsam Township?
18.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Balsam Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Balsam Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (24%, 18 mi), Hibbing (14%, 23 mi), Cohasset (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Balsam Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Balsam Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Balsam Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.