For more than half of its working residents, Birch Township is a commute to Bemidji
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 7% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Birch Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (56%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Birch Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Birch Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where the trip to work from Birch Township ends
Where Birch Township clocks in
56% of workers
3% 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.
Time on the road from Birch Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birch Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Birch Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 31% 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.
Around Birch Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $38,750 |
| Taylor Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Third River Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Moose Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township, Third River Township, Moose Lake Township and Summit Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birch 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 Birch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birch Township?
$38,750 (±$26,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birch Township?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birch Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birch Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Birch 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 Birch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birch 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.