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Jobs & commute in Burnhamville Township

Burnhamville Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

53 jobs are based in Burnhamville Township for 335 working residents. Only 1% work in Burnhamville Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (17%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.

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

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Burnhamville Township in brief

Burnhamville Township is a place people come home to

There are 53 jobs based in Burnhamville Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burnhamville Township has about 520 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Burnhamville Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Burnhamville Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.

330live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
48work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night800
Workday520
800live here− 330head out to work+ 48come in to work= 520on a workday

About 520 people are in Burnhamville Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs 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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Burnhamville Township: about 30 minutes

A year of commuting
233 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Burnhamville Township30 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

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

About 2 in 10
How Burnhamville Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
11%Carpool
2%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 334 commuters (the 16% 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Burnhamville Township ends

BurtrumSwanvillePaynesville: 7 residents work here (2%)Long Prairie: 57 residents work here (17%)Upsala: 7 residents work here (2%)Melrose: 9 residents work here (3%)Sauk Centre: 19 residents work here (6%)Little Falls: 19 residents work here (6%)Brainerd: 8 residents work here (2%)Alexandria: 8 residents work here (2%)St. Cloud: 22 residents work here (7%)Long Prairie Township: 16 residents work here (5%)Swanville TownshipRound Prairie TownshipBirchdale TownshipCuldrum TownshipBruce TownshipBurnhamville TownshipGrey Eagle TownshipLong PrairieSt. CloudSauk CentreLittle FallsLong Prairie TownshipMelroseBurnhamville Township
1
Long Prairie9.5 mi away
17%57
2
St. Cloud36.1 mi away
7%22
3
Sauk Centre16.5 mi away
6%19
4
Little Falls17.7 mi away
6%19
55%16
6
Melrose16.2 mi away
3%9
7
Brainerd39.7 mi away
2%8
8
Alexandria32.7 mi away
2%8
9
Paynesville35.8 mi away
2%7
10
Upsala8.7 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%163
The top trips

Where Burnhamville 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

A place that makes things: 60% of Burnhamville Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Burnhamville TownshipJobs Burnhamville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%31%
Trade, transport & utilities11%21%
Services: health, schools, offices28%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%25%
Over $3,333 a month34%57%

Who does it

29 or younger40%24%
30 to 5438%45%
55 and older23%30%
+71%

Jobs based in Burnhamville Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 53. 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 Burnhamville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Half of Burnhamville Township commutes less than 19 miles

10 mi25 mi45 miLong Prairie: 17% · 9.5 miSt. Cloud: 7% · 36.1 miSauk Centre: 6% · 16.5 miLittle Falls: 6% · 17.7 miLong Prairie Township: 5% · 8.1 miMelrose: 3% · 16.2 miBrainerd: 2% · 39.7 miAlexandria: 2% · 32.7 miPaynesville: 2% · 35.8 miUpsala: 2% · 8.7 miLong Prairie 17%St. Cloud 7%Sauk Centre 6%Little Falls 6%Burnhamville Township
Burnhamville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi73 residents
35%10–24 mi117 residents
24%25–50 mi80 residents
19%Over 50 mi64 residents

About 19% 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

Work in the towns next to Burnhamville Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Round Prairie Township23 min
Swanville28 min
Burnhamville Township30 min
Swanville Township32 min
Culdrum Township33 min
Bruce Township37 min
Grey Eagle Township39 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBurnhamville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Burnhamville Township–——30 min$85,000
Swanvilleunder 3%——28 min—
Bruce Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Swanville Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Grey Eagle Townshipunder 3%——39 min—
Round Prairie Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
Culdrum Townshipunder 3%——33 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Swanville, Bruce Township, Swanville Township, Grey Eagle Township, Round Prairie Township and Culdrum Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Burnhamville 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 Burnhamville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Burnhamville Township?

$85,000 (±$8,337) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Burnhamville Township?

3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Burnhamville Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Burnhamville Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (17%, 10 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 36 mi), Sauk Centre (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Burnhamville Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Burnhamville Township

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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.