Blueberry Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Blueberry Township has 55 jobs, against 309 working residents. Only 1% work in Blueberry Township; the top destination outside it is Menahga (21%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Blueberry Township: the gist
Blueberry Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Blueberry Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blueberry Township has about 610 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Blueberry Township and Menahga trade workers both ways
Menahga is the top workplace for Blueberry Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Blueberry Township come from (15% 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 309 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Blueberry Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Blueberry Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Blueberry Township to work: where people go
Where Blueberry Township clocks in
21% of workers
18% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Blueberry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blueberry Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 55. 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 Blueberry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Blueberry Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blueberry Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 8% 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.
The distance from Blueberry Township to work
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Blueberry Township
The biggest share goes to Straight River Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blueberry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $94,250 |
| Shell River Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Straight River Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Red Eye Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Runeberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shell River Township, Straight River Township, Red Eye Township and Runeberg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blueberry 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 Blueberry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blueberry Township?
$94,250 (±$23,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blueberry Township?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blueberry Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blueberry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menahga (21%, 2 mi), Park Rapids (18%, 10 mi), Wadena (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blueberry 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 Blueberry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blueberry 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.