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Jobs & commute in Crosby Township

There are 2.5 jobs in Crosby Township for every working resident, and 73 people commute in

Hardly any stay in Crosby Township for work; outside it, Hinckley is the main destination (34%, 13 miles). 73 jobs are based in Crosby Township for 29 working residents. Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work 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

Day and night

Crosby Township by day and by night

On a workday 29 residents head out to work and none work right here.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
73work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night90
Workday130
90live here− 29head out to work+ 73come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Crosby Township on a workday afternoon, 49% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.52jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 commute map

Where Crosby Township’s workforce comes from

Pembroke PinesIsleMoose LakeHinckley: 2 workers live here (3%)Rush CityPine CitySandstone: 10 workers live here (14%)Cambridge: 2 workers live here (3%)BloomingtonNorth Branch: 2 workers live here (3%)Blaine: 4 workers live here (5%)Duluth: 3 workers live here (4%)RochesterBarry Township: 2 workers live here (3%)Crosby TownshipMunch TownshipSandstone Township: 3 workers live here (4%)Arthur Township: 2 workers live here (3%)Whited Township: 3 workers live here (4%)Chengwatana TownshipArlone TownshipOgema TownshipClover TownshipUnionWest MarshlandSandstoneBlaineDuluthSandstone TownshipWhited TownshipHinckleyCrosby Township
1
Sandstone15.7 mi away
14%10
2
Blaine60.5 mi away
5%4
3
Duluth61.7 mi away
4%3
4
Sandstone Township12.8 mi away
4%3
5
Whited Township27.1 mi away
4%3
6
Hinckley13.1 mi away
3%2
7
Cambridge38.9 mi away
3%2
8
North Branch34.1 mi away
3%2
9
Barry Township11.9 mi away
3%2
10
Arthur Township32.9 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%40
The top trips

Where Crosby 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

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Crosby TownshipJobs Crosby Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%7%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices96%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%38%
Over $3,333 a month74%52%

Who does it

29 or younger7%28%
30 to 5464%52%
55 and older29%21%
+70%

Jobs based in Crosby Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 73. 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 Crosby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Crosby Township: about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
261 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Crosby Township34 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

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

About 1 in 10
How Crosby Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
18%Carpool

Share of the 40 commuters (the 13% 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.

How far

How far Crosby Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHinckley: 34% · 13.1 miPine City: 10% · 17.1 miPembroke Pines: 3% · 1535.9 miIsle: 3% · 40.4 miMoose Lake: 3% · 34.6 miRush City: 3% · 23.9 miSandstone: 3% · 15.7 miBloomington: 3% · 84.2 miDuluth: 3% · 61.7 miRochester: 3% · 134.4 miHinckley 34%Pine City 10%Pembroke Pines 3%Isle 3%Moose Lake 3%Crosby Township
Crosby TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi5 residents
38%10–24 mi11 residents
14%25–50 mi4 residents
31%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 31% 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 Crosby Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Crosby Township34 min
Clover Township35 min
Ogema Township38 min
Arlone Township38 min
Chengwatana Township41 min
West Marshland41 min
Munch Township43 min
Union51 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCrosby Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Crosby Township–——34 min$71,406
Munch Townshipunder 4%——43 min—
Ogema Townshipunder 4%——38 min—
Arlone Townshipunder 4%——38 min—
Chengwatana Townshipunder 4%——41 min—
Clover Townshipunder 4%——35 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Munch Township, Ogema Township, Arlone Township, Chengwatana Township and Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Crosby 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 Crosby Township: questions

What is the median household income in Crosby Township?

$71,406 (±$27,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Crosby Township?

4.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Crosby Township?

34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Crosby Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (34%, 13 mi), Pine City (10%, 17 mi), Pembroke Pines (3%, 1536 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Crosby 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 Crosby Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Crosby Township

Crosby Township home →

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.