Industrial Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Minnesota 18%). There are 81 jobs in Industrial Township, and 390 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Industrial Township; the top destination outside it is Duluth (43%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Industrial Township stands out on work
43% of Industrial Township works in Duluth
166 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Duluth, 19 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Industrial Township itself. The commute map ↓
Industrial Township is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Industrial Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Industrial Township has about 510 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Industrial Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 390 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Industrial Township work
Where Industrial Township clocks in
43% 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.
In and out of Industrial Township on a workday
On a workday 387 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Industrial Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Industrial Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Industrial Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 272 commuters (the 7% 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.
In Industrial Township, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Industrial Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 81. 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 Industrial Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Industrial Township
About 15% 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 in the towns next to Industrial Township
The biggest share goes to Grand Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Industrial Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $76,875 |
| Culver Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Grand Lake Township | 3% | B− | D | 30 min | $100,500 |
| Brevator Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 28 min | $85,313 |
| New Independence Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Culver Township and New Independence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Industrial 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 Industrial Township: questions
What is the median household income in Industrial Township?
$76,875 (±$27,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Industrial Township?
10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Industrial Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Industrial Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (43%, 19 mi), Cloquet (9%, 12 mi), Superior (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Industrial 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 Industrial Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Industrial 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.