Buh Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At home: 7% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). There are 37 jobs in Buh Township, against 229 working residents. Hardly any work in Buh Township; the top destination outside it is Pierz (12%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Buh Township apart on work
Buh Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Buh Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Buh Township has about 380 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Buh Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 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; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Buh Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Buh Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The daily trip from Buh Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buh Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where the trip to work from Buh Township ends
Where Buh Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
Buh Township works in goods: 41% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buh Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 37. 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 Buh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Buh Township, by distance
About 17% 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 is work for 14% of Buh Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buh Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $64,167 |
| Granite Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Lastrup | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Pierz | 12% | C− | B+ | 33 min | $52,500 |
| Platte Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Granite Township, Belle Prairie Township, Lastrup and Platte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pierz. Darker towns draw more of Buh 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 Buh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buh Township?
$64,167 (±$18,797) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buh Township?
12.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buh Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buh Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pierz (12%, 3 mi), Little Falls (12%, 12 mi), Brainerd (11%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buh Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buh 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.