With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Benville Township works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Benville Township; 49 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Benville Township itself; outside it, Kelliher draws the most (27%, 57 miles). 5% 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
The daily commute in and out of Benville Township
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Benville Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Benville Township commutes to
Where Benville Township clocks in
27% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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 Benville Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benville Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 6. 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 Benville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Benville Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 5% 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 many miles Benville Township commutes
About 78% 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 Benville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benville Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $73,750 |
| Lee Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Spruce Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Espelie Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lee Township, Valley Township, Spruce Grove Township and Espelie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benville 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 Benville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benville Township?
$73,750 (±$17,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benville Township?
10.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benville Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kelliher (27%, 57 mi), Bemidji (12%, 65 mi), Blackduck (8%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benville 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 Benville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benville 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.