With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Blackhoof Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Blackhoof Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. There are 13 jobs in Blackhoof Township; 455 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blackhoof Township at work: what stands out
Blackhoof Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Blackhoof Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blackhoof Township has about 570 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Blackhoof Township and Duluth trade workers both ways
Duluth is the top workplace for Blackhoof Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Blackhoof Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 455 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Blackhoof Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Blackhoof Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Blackhoof Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: Blackhoof Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Blackhoof Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Blackhoof Township
On a workday 455 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Blackhoof Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
26% of working residents work in Duluth
Where Blackhoof Township clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
Blackhoof Township works in goods: 77% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blackhoof Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Blackhoof Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Blackhoof Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blackhoof Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 446 commuters (the 12% 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 Blackhoof Township commutes
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.
Getting around Blackhoof Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blackhoof Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 507 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Blackhoof Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blackhoof Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Blackhoof Township is 355th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 6 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 353 | Ortonville MI | 1,339 | $99K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 5% | A− |
| 354 | Miami Township IN | 1,312 | $100K | 3.5% | 5.3% | 3% | A− |
| 355 | Blackhoof Township MN | 1,016 | $105K | 4.1% | 1.4% | 0% | A− |
| 356 | Kenwood CA | 1,028 | $100K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4% | A− |
| 357 | Green Valley CA | 1,364 | $142K | 9.2% | 2.9% | 0% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Blackhoof Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Blackhoof Township
The biggest share goes to Twin Lakes Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blackhoof Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhoof Township | – | A− | D | 26 min | $105,000 |
| Mahtowa Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wrenshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Barnum Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 27 min | $88,036 |
| Twin Lakes Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 24 min | $105,272 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mahtowa Township and Wrenshall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blackhoof 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 Blackhoof Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blackhoof Township?
$105,000 (±$18,439) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blackhoof Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blackhoof Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blackhoof Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (26%, 23 mi), Cloquet (23%, 13 mi), Carlton (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Blackhoof Township walkable?
Blackhoof Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blackhoof 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 Blackhoof Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blackhoof 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.