Isle Harbor Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
10% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Isle Harbor Township report 44 jobs for 233 working residents. Only 2% work in Isle Harbor Township; the top destination outside it is Isle (19%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Isle Harbor Township in brief
Isle Harbor Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Isle Harbor Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Isle Harbor Township has about 370 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Isle Harbor Township works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders Isle Harbor Township: Isle (19%), East Side Township (6%) and South Harbor Township (3%). Next door ↓
Isle Harbor Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Isle Harbor Township by day
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Isle Harbor 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.
Getting to work from Isle Harbor Township takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Isle Harbor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 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.
Where the trip to work from Isle Harbor Township ends
Where Isle Harbor Township clocks in
19% 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.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Isle Harbor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Isle Harbor Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 44. 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 Isle Harbor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Isle Harbor Township works
About 35% 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.
Isle Harbor Township and its neighbors: 28% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Isle Harbor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle Harbor Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $62,232 |
| Isle | 19% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| South Harbor Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Hay Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| East Side Township | 6% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Idun Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Isle, South Harbor Township, Hay Brook Township, East Side Township, Lewis Township and Idun Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Isle. Darker towns draw more of Isle Harbor 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 Isle Harbor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Isle Harbor Township?
$62,232 (±$9,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Isle Harbor Township?
7.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Isle Harbor Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Isle Harbor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Isle (19%, 3 mi), Kathio Township (8%, 12 mi), East Side Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Isle Harbor 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 Isle Harbor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Isle Harbor 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.