Most of Birch Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 36 jobs in Birch Creek Township; 106 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Birch Creek Township itself; outside it, Moose Lake draws the most (16%, 13 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all, 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
In and out of Birch Creek Township on a workday
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Birch Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Birch Creek Township’s working residents head each day
Where Birch Creek Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Birch Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birch Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 36. 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 Birch Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes to work from Birch Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birch Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region Birch Creek Township works
About 30% 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.
Birch Creek Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birch Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Creek Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $82,917 |
| Sturgeon Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Denham | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Millward Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Bremen Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Split Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sturgeon Lake Township, Denham, Millward Township, Bremen Township and Split Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birch Creek 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 Birch Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birch Creek Township?
$82,917 (±$15,586) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birch Creek Township?
8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birch Creek Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birch Creek Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (16%, 13 mi), Willow River (8%, 10 mi), Duluth (7%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Birch Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Birch Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birch Creek 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.