Savanna Portage · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Balsam Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Balsam Township itself; outside it, Aitkin draws the most (25%, 35 miles). There are 3 jobs in Balsam Township for 8 working residents. 40% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Balsam Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Balsam Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The places Balsam Township commutes to
Where Balsam Township clocks in
25% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Balsam Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Balsam Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Balsam Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Balsam Township
of Balsam Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 40% 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 Balsam Township goes to work
About 25% 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 Balsam Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balsam Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Township | – | — | — | — | $58,750 |
| Haugen Township | under 13% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Prairie Lake Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Turner Township | under 13% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Beseman Township | under 13% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Haugen Township, Prairie Lake Township, Turner Township and Beseman 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 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 Balsam Township: questions
What is the median household income in Balsam Township?
$58,750 (±$18,934) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Balsam Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Balsam Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (25%, 35 mi), McGregor (13%, 17 mi), Pequot Lakes (13%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Balsam 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 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), 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.