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Jobs & commute in Holst Township

Holst Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

8% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Holst Township has 40 jobs for 148 working residents. Only 2% work in Holst Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (16%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Holst Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.

145live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
37work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday240
350live here− 150head out to work+ 37come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Holst Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Holst Township goes to work

TucsonClearbrook: 23 residents work here (16%)GonvickMentor: 3 residents work here (2%)FosstonBagley: 22 residents work here (15%)Thief River Falls: 3 residents work here (2%)Bemidji: 24 residents work here (16%)Moorhead: 3 residents work here (2%)Duluth: 4 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 3 residents work here (2%)Eddy TownshipCopley TownshipDudley TownshipPopple TownshipHolst TownshipLeon Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Red Lake: 6 residents work here (4%)BemidjiClearbrookBagleyLeon TownshipRed LakeDuluthHolst Township
1
Bemidji23.9 mi away
16%24
2
Clearbrook6.3 mi away
16%23
3
Bagley7 mi away
15%22
4
Leon Township7.1 mi away
4%6
5
Red Lake23.7 mi away
4%6
6
Duluth162.1 mi away
3%4
7
Mentor37.1 mi away
2%3
82%3
9
Moorhead83.5 mi away
2%3
10
Minneapolis208.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%51
The top trips

Where Holst Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 78% of Holst Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Holst TownshipJobs Holst Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms78%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices23%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month48%22%
Over $3,333 a month43%64%

Who does it

29 or younger63%18%
30 to 5423%55%
55 and older15%27%
+344%

Jobs based in Holst Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 40. 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 Holst Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Holst Township, about 25 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
193 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Holst Township25 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Holst Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Holst Township gets to work
77%Drive alone
23%Carpool

Share of the 123 commuters (the 8% 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

Holst Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBemidji: 16% · 23.9 miClearbrook: 16% · 6.3 miBagley: 15% · 7 miLeon Township: 4% · 7.1 miRed Lake: 4% · 23.7 miDuluth: 3% · 162.1 miMentor: 2% · 37.1 miThief River Falls: 2% · 51 miMoorhead: 2% · 83.5 miMinneapolis: 2% · 208.8 miBemidji 16%Clearbrook 16%Bagley 15%Leon Township 4%Red Lake 4%Holst Township
Holst TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi56 residents
15%10–24 mi22 residents
22%25–50 mi32 residents
26%Over 50 mi38 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

Holst Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Copley Township18 min
Eddy Township24 min
Dudley Township25 min
Holst Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHolst Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Holst Township–——25 min$87,083
Dudley Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Eddy Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Copley Townshipunder 3%——18 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Dudley Township, Eddy Township and Copley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Holst Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Holst Township: questions

What is the median household income in Holst Township?

$87,083 (±$29,653) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Holst Township?

5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Holst Township?

25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Holst Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (16%, 24 mi), Clearbrook (16%, 6 mi), Bagley (15%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Holst 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 Holst Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Holst Township

Holst Township home →

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.