Bassett Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Bassett Township for work; outside it, White Township is the main destination (29%, 15 miles). Bassett Township has 4 jobs, against 7 working residents. Working residents average 58 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bassett Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 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.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Bassett Township to work: where people go
Where Bassett Township clocks in
14% 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 Bassett Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Bassett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 58 minutes each way for Bassett Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bassett Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 14% 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 Bassett Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Around Bassett Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bassett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Township | – | — | — | 58 min | $95,625 |
| Babbitt | under 15% | D | B− | 33 min | $55,875 |
| Fairbanks Township | under 15% | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Hoyt Lakes | under 15% | C | D | 29 min | $65,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairbanks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bassett 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 Bassett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bassett Township?
$95,625 (±$20,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bassett Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bassett Township?
58 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bassett Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (29%, 15 mi), Keewatin (14%, 54 mi), Gilbert (14%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bassett 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 Bassett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bassett 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.