With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Guthrie Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Guthrie Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (43%, 14 miles). There are 63 jobs in Guthrie Township, and 287 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Guthrie Township stands out on work
43% of Guthrie Township works in Bemidji
124 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Bemidji, 14 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Guthrie Township itself. The commute map ↓
Guthrie Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Guthrie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Guthrie Township has about 410 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Guthrie Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 33 minutes. Next door ↓
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 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Guthrie Township commutes to
Where Guthrie Township clocks in
43% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Guthrie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 285 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Guthrie Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Guthrie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guthrie Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 63. 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 Guthrie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Guthrie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guthrie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 6% 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 Guthrie Township goes to work
About 20% 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 Guthrie Township
The biggest share goes to Helga Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guthrie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $71,250 |
| Schoolcraft Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hendrickson Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hart Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Helga Township | 4% | B | D | 24 min | $98,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Schoolcraft Township, Hendrickson Township and Hart Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guthrie 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 Guthrie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Guthrie Township?
$71,250 (±$12,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guthrie Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guthrie Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guthrie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (43%, 14 mi), Cass Lake (4%, 13 mi), Farden Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Guthrie 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 Guthrie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guthrie 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.