Hines Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
11% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Hines Township report 15 jobs for 228 working residents. Hardly any work in Hines Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (35%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Hines Township, in brief
Hines Township is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Hines Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hines Township has about 380 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Hines Township works in Bemidji
79 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Bemidji, 20 miles away. That’s far more as work in Hines Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hines Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Hines 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.
Where the trip to work from Hines Township ends
Where Hines Township clocks in
35% of workers
20% 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 Hines Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hines Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 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 Hines Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Hines Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hines Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Hines Township
About 24% 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 next door: 22% of Hines Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Blackduck (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hines Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $75,000 |
| Blackduck | 20% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Summit Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hagali Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Langor Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blackduck, Summit Township, Hagali Township and Langor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hines 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 Hines Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hines Township?
$75,000 (±$13,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hines Township?
10.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hines Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hines Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (35%, 20 mi), Blackduck (20%, 3 mi), Red Lake (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hines Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hines Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hines 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.