East Side Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in East Side Township report 109 jobs, against 244 working residents. Only 3% stay in East Side Township for work; outside it, Isle is the main destination (17%, 5 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way, 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
The commute and the jobs: East Side Township in brief
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
East Side Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical 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 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from East Side Township
About 39% 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.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Side Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 commuters (the 18% 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 a workday changes East Side Township
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in East Side Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where people from East Side Township work
Where East Side Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in East Side Township: what the 109 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Side Township, 2013 → 2023: 129 → 109. 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 East Side Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around East Side Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Side Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $76,500 |
| Idun Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Isle Harbor Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| South Harbor Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lakeside Township | under 2% | — | — | 53 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Idun Township, Isle Harbor Township, South Harbor Township and Lakeside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Side 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 East Side Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Side Township?
$76,500 (±$10,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Side Township?
11.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Side Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Side Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Isle (17%, 5 mi), Kathio Township (9%, 11 mi), Onamia (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around East Side 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 East Side Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Side 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.