Blue Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Measured by household income, Blue Hill Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. 69 jobs are based in Blue Hill Township, against 1,443 working residents. For jobs and income Blue Hill Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Blue Hill Township
Blue Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Blue Hill Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blue Hill Township has about 1,300 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Blue Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Blue Hill Township’s grade
Household income holds Blue Hill Township’s grade up ($108,113, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Blue Hill Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Blue Hill Township
On a workday 1,434 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Blue Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
How long Blue Hill Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Hill Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,141 commuters (the 17% 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.
6% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Blue Hill Township clocks in
6% 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.
Blue Hill Township makes things: 54% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 69. 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 Blue Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blue Hill Township
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.
Few in Blue Hill Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,373 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). 0.0% of Blue Hill Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blue Hill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Blue Hill Township is 1,632nd of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,630 | Kent CT | 3,101 | $96K | 9.0% | 2.6% | 34% | B |
| 1,631 | Elkhart Township IN | 2,040 | $79K | 5.7% | 6.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,632 | Blue Hill Township MN | 2,625 | $108K | 6.7% | 3.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,633 | Patterson Township PA | 3,038 | $67K | 6.6% | 4.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,634 | Albion IN | 2,261 | $71K | 8.6% | 2.6% | 16% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Blue Hill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Blue Hill Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Township | – | B | D | 32 min | $108,113 |
| Baldwin | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenbush Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 34 min | $105,500 |
| Santiago Township | under 3% | A− | D | 32 min | $114,318 |
| Orrock Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 37 min | $126,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Hill Township?
$108,113 (±$9,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Hill Township?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Hill Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Hill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (6%, 43 mi), Princeton (6%, 6 mi), Elk River (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Blue Hill Township walkable?
Blue Hill Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Hill 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.