With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Copley Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 29 jobs are based in Copley Township; 377 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 7% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Copley Township at work: what stands out
Copley Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Copley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Copley Township has about 540 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Copley Township works in Bagley
107 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Bagley, 2.6 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Copley Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Copley Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota 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 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Copley Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 376 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Copley Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
28% of working residents work in Bagley
Where Copley Township clocks in
28% of workers
19% of workers
3% 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.
Time on the road from Copley Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Copley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 312 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.
A place that makes things: 55% of Copley Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Copley Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 29. 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 Copley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Copley Township
About 24% 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 next door: 28% of Copley Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copley Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $72,292 |
| Bagley | 28% | D | B | 20 min | $44,896 |
| Holst Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Popple Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Shevlin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Nora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holst Township, Popple Township, Shevlin Township and Nora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bagley. Darker towns draw more of Copley 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 Copley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Copley Township?
$72,292 (±$10,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copley Township?
10.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Copley Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Copley Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bagley (28%, 3 mi), Bemidji (19%, 22 mi), Clearbrook (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Copley 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 Copley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copley 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.