For more than half of its working residents, Buzzle Township is a commute to Bemidji
Home is the office for 2% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Buzzle Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (58%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute from Buzzle Township lasts 39 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Buzzle Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Buzzle Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Buzzle Township ends
Where Buzzle Township clocks in
58% 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.
100% of the jobs in Buzzle Township make or build things
20 jobs are based in Buzzle Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buzzle Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 20. 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 Buzzle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Buzzle Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buzzle Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Buzzle Township
About 21% 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.
The towns around Buzzle Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buzzle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzle Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $66,000 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Roosevelt Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Lammers Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Roosevelt Township, Lammers Township and Dudley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buzzle 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 Buzzle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buzzle Township?
$66,000 (±$18,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buzzle Township?
11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buzzle Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buzzle Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Buzzle Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buzzle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buzzle 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.