Beltrami has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Beltrami report 5 jobs for 32 working residents. Hardly any stay in Beltrami for work; outside it, Crookston is the main destination (25%, 16 miles). Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Beltrami
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Beltrami on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Out of Beltrami to work: where people go
Where Beltrami clocks in
25% of workers
16% 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.
In Beltrami, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beltrami, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 5. 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 Beltrami’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Beltrami spends getting to work: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beltrami workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 10% 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 Beltrami’s workers travel
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.
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 Beltrami: questions
What is the median household income in Beltrami?
$78,125 (±$23,063) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beltrami?
20.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beltrami?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beltrami work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (25%, 16 mi), Grand Forks (16%, 37 mi), East Grand Forks (13%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beltrami 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 Beltrami, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beltrami
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.