Jobs and earnings in Barnum, and the trip to work
11% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 4% work in Barnum itself; outside it, Cloquet draws the most (19%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Barnum
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 251 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
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 Barnum commutes to
Where Barnum clocks in
14% of workers
12% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Barnum
263 jobs are based in Barnum.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barnum, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 263. 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 Barnum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Barnum: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barnum workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Barnum
About 24% 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 Barnum
The biggest share goes to Barnum Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barnum workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnum | – | — | — | 23 min | $43,438 |
| Barnum Township | 2% | C+ | D | 27 min | $88,036 |
| Skelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Skelton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barnum’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 Barnum: questions
What is the median household income in Barnum?
$43,438 (±$11,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barnum?
18.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barnum?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barnum work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (19%, 18 mi), Moose Lake (14%, 5 mi), Duluth (12%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Barnum without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barnum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barnum
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.