Where Cornish Township earns its living
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Cornish Township itself; outside it, Aitkin draws the most (27%, 32 miles). Cornish Township has 22 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cornish Township
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in Cornish Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Cornish Township’s residents
Where Cornish Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Cornish Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cornish Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 15% 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.
Cornish Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% 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 in the towns next to Cornish Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cornish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $93,750 |
| Turner Township | under 5% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Ball Bluff Township | under 5% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Verdon Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turner Township, Ball Bluff Township and Verdon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cornish 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 Cornish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cornish Township?
$93,750 (±$53,980) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cornish Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cornish Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cornish Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (27%, 32 mi), McGregor (9%, 20 mi), Tamarack (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cornish Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cornish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cornish 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.