Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Blackberry Township works elsewhere
4% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Blackberry Township report 64 jobs, against 374 working residents. Hardly any stay in Blackberry Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (39%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Blackberry Township apart on work
Blackberry Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Blackberry Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Blackberry Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Blackberry Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Blackberry Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blackberry Township has about 530 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Blackberry Township’s 22-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 32 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Blackberry Township: the destinations
Where Blackberry Township clocks in
39% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Who leaves Blackberry Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 371 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Blackberry Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
31% of the jobs in Blackberry Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blackberry Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 64. 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 Blackberry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Blackberry Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blackberry Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 commuters (the 4% 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.
Miles to work from Blackberry Township
About 27% 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.
The towns around Blackberry Township
The biggest share goes to Harris Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blackberry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,406 |
| Trout Lake Township | under 2% | C | C− | 32 min | $71,136 |
| Harris Township | 2% | B | D | 28 min | $79,243 |
| Feeley Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Splithand Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Feeley Township and Splithand Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blackberry 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 Blackberry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blackberry Township?
$71,406 (±$12,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blackberry Township?
8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blackberry Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blackberry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (39%, 9 mi), Hibbing (6%, 27 mi), Duluth (5%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blackberry Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blackberry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blackberry 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.