Jobs and earnings in Crystal Bay Township, and the trip to work
Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Crystal Bay Township itself; outside it, Silver Bay draws the most (11%, 23 miles). Home is the office for 11% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Crystal Bay Township on a workday
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 Crystal Bay Township’s residents
Where Crystal Bay Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Crystal Bay Township
104 jobs are based in Crystal Bay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Bay Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 104. 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 Crystal Bay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Crystal Bay Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal Bay Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 187 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Crystal Bay Township
About 44% 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 Crystal Bay Township
The biggest share goes to Fall Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crystal Bay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Bay Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $70,625 |
| Stony River Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Beaver Bay Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Fall Lake Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stony River Township, Beaver Bay Township and Fall Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crystal Bay 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 Crystal Bay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal Bay Township?
$70,625 (±$22,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Bay Township?
13.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal Bay Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal Bay Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver Bay (11%, 23 mi), Two Harbors (8%, 47 mi), Duluth (7%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crystal Bay Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crystal Bay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal Bay 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.