Most of Eddy Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 15 jobs in Eddy Township, against 134 working residents. Hardly any work in Eddy Township; the top destination outside it is Clearbrook (19%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eddy Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Eddy Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Eddy Township’s working residents head each day
Where Eddy Township clocks in
19% of workers
17% of workers
16% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Eddy Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eddy Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 15. 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 Eddy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Eddy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eddy Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 3% 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 Eddy Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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 Eddy Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eddy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $77,143 |
| Holst Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Queen Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Popple Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Pine Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holst Township, Queen Township, Popple Township and Pine Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eddy 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 Eddy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eddy Township?
$77,143 (±$12,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eddy Township?
26.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eddy Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eddy Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clearbrook (19%, 5 mi), Bagley (17%, 8 mi), Bemidji (16%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eddy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eddy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eddy 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.