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Jobs & commute in Bremen Township

Bremen Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

A typical one-way commute from Bremen Township lasts 33 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 1 jobs in Bremen Township; 85 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bremen Township; the top destination outside it is Moose Lake (16%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Bremen Township

On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

85live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday140
230live here− 85head out to work+ 1come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Bremen Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Bremen Township to work: where people go

Willow River: 4 residents work here (5%)Moose Lake: 14 residents work here (16%)Hinckley: 4 residents work here (5%)Sandstone: 3 residents work here (4%)Cloquet: 8 residents work here (9%)Forest Lake: 2 residents work here (2%)Duluth: 10 residents work here (12%)Minneapolis: 3 residents work here (4%)Superior: 4 residents work here (5%)Birch Creek TownshipFinlayson Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Kettle River TownshipSturgeon Lake TownshipBremen TownshipPine Lake TownshipMillward TownshipMoose LakeDuluthCloquetWillow RiverHinckleySuperiorBremen Township
1
Moose Lake15.6 mi away
16%14
2
Duluth52.8 mi away
12%10
3
Cloquet37.9 mi away
9%8
4
Willow River8.3 mi away
5%4
5
Hinckley20.1 mi away
5%4
6
Superior, WI51.6 mi away
5%4
75%4
8
Sandstone13.3 mi away
4%3
9
Minneapolis93 mi away
4%3
10
Forest Lake72.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%29
The top trips

Where Bremen Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Bremen Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Bremen TownshipJobs Bremen Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%9%
Services: health, schools, offices0%73%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month0%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 54100%46%
55 and older0%34%
−83%

Jobs based in Bremen Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 1. 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 Bremen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Bremen Township takes about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
255 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bremen Township33 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

of Bremen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Bremen Township gets to work
78%Drive alone
12%Carpool
1%Walk
9%Other

Share of the 114 commuters (the 22% 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 far

How far Bremen Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMoose Lake: 16% · 15.6 miDuluth: 12% · 52.8 miCloquet: 9% · 37.9 miWillow River: 5% · 8.3 miHinckley: 5% · 20.1 miSuperior: 5% · 51.6 miFinlayson Township: 5% · 9.2 miSandstone: 4% · 13.3 miMinneapolis: 4% · 93 miForest Lake: 2% · 72.3 miMoose Lake 16%Duluth 12%Cloquet 9%Willow River 5%Hinckley 5%Bremen Township
Bremen TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi8 residents
33%10–24 mi28 residents
18%25–50 mi15 residents
40%Over 50 mi34 residents

About 40% 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.

Next door

The towns around Bremen Township

The biggest share goes to Finlayson Township (5%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Finlayson Township27 min
Kettle River Township31 min
Bremen Township33 min
Pine Lake Township34 min
Millward Township36 min
Birch Creek Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBremen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bremen Township–——33 min$82,917
Pine Lake Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Kettle River Townshipunder 3%——31 min—
Birch Creek Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Millward Townshipunder 3%——36 min—
Finlayson Township5%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Pine Lake Township, Kettle River Township, Birch Creek Township, Millward Township and Finlayson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bremen Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bremen Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bremen Township?

$82,917 (±$12,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bremen Township?

8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bremen Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bremen Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (16%, 16 mi), Duluth (12%, 53 mi), Cloquet (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bremen Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bremen Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bremen Township

Bremen Township home →

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.