Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Embarrass Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Embarrass Township has 34 jobs, against 283 working residents. Hardly any work in Embarrass Township; the top destination outside it is Virginia (16%, 17 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Embarrass Township apart
Embarrass Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Embarrass Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Embarrass Township has about 350 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Embarrass Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 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 283 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Embarrass Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Embarrass Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
From Embarrass Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Embarrass Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 280 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where the trip to work from Embarrass Township ends
Where Embarrass Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
What Embarrass Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Embarrass Township, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 34. 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 Embarrass Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Embarrass Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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 next door employ 13% of Embarrass Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Embarrass Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embarrass Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $75,694 |
| Pike Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waasa Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| White Township | 13% | C | C | 30 min | $55,293 |
| Kugler Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pike Township, Waasa Township and Kugler Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to White Township. Darker towns draw more of Embarrass 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 Embarrass Township: questions
What is the median household income in Embarrass Township?
$75,694 (±$25,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Embarrass Township?
16.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Embarrass Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Embarrass Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia (16%, 17 mi), White Township (13%, 13 mi), Duluth (8%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Embarrass Township without a car?
2% 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 Embarrass Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Embarrass 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.