Hazelton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Hazelton Township report 61 jobs; 341 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Hazelton Township for work; outside it, Aitkin is the main destination (21%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hazelton Township
Hazelton Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Hazelton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hazelton Township has about 540 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% 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 ↓
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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Hazelton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Hazelton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The distance from Hazelton Township to work
About 41% 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.
Where people from Hazelton Township work
Where Hazelton Township clocks in
21% 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.
What Hazelton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazelton Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 61. 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 Hazelton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hazelton Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazelton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 22% 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.
Next door to Hazelton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazelton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelton Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $63,333 |
| Garrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Farm Island Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $68,250 |
| Bay Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wealthwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Kathio Township | 2% | D | C+ | 19 min | $62,692 |
Same-state neighbors only. Garrison Township and Wealthwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bay Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kathio Township. Darker towns draw more of Hazelton 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 Hazelton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hazelton Township?
$63,333 (±$10,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazelton Township?
18.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazelton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazelton Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (21%, 14 mi), Brainerd (6%, 21 mi), Baxter (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hazelton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazelton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazelton 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.