With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Field Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. There are 64 jobs in Field Township, and 148 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Field Township for work; outside it, Hibbing is the main destination (24%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Field Township by day
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Field Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Field Township: the destinations
Where Field Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
69% of the jobs in Field Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Field Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 64. 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 Field Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Field Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Field Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 4% 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 Field Township
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.
Field Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cook (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Field Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $69,583 |
| Cook | 7% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Alango Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Linden Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Beatty Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Owens Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Willow Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cook, Alango Township, Linden Grove Township, Beatty Township, Owens Township and Willow Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Field 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 Field Township: questions
What is the median household income in Field Township?
$69,583 (±$13,625) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Field Township?
13.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Field Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Field Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hibbing (24%, 34 mi), Virginia (14%, 26 mi), Duluth (8%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Field 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 Field Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Field 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.