Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Beseman Township
Hardly any work in Beseman Township; the top destination outside it is Cloquet (17%, 25 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beseman Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Beseman Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Beseman Township to work: where people go
Where Beseman Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Beseman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beseman Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 2% 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.
The distance from Beseman Township to work
About 22% 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.
Beseman Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beseman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beseman Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $102,500 |
| Haugen Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lakeview Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Prairie Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Balsam Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Clark Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Haugen Township, Lakeview Township, Prairie Lake Township, Balsam Township and Clark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beseman 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 Beseman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beseman Township?
$102,500 (±$60,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beseman Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beseman Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beseman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (17%, 25 mi), Duluth (13%, 42 mi), Moose Lake (11%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beseman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beseman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beseman 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.