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Jobs & commute in Kabetogama Township

Kabetogama Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Only 3% work in Kabetogama Township; the top destination outside it is Nett Lake (13%, 25 miles). 11 jobs are based in Kabetogama Township, against 64 working residents. At home: 10% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Kabetogama Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 62 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

62live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday84
140live here− 62head out to work+ 9come in to work= 84on a workday

About 84 people are in Kabetogama Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Kabetogama Township work

RanierLittlefork: 4 residents work here (6%)Orr: 7 residents work here (11%)Cook: 5 residents work here (8%)International FallsGrand Rapids: 2 residents work here (3%)Virginia: 2 residents work here (3%)Mountain Iron: 3 residents work here (5%)Duluth: 2 residents work here (3%)Hibbing: 2 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (3%)Camp 5 TownshipLeiding TownshipKabetogama TownshipWillow Valley TownshipBeatty TownshipNett Lake: 8 residents work here (13%)Nett LakeOrrCookLittleforkMountain IronGrand RapidsKabetogama Township
1
Nett Lake24.8 mi away
13%8
2
Orr29.8 mi away
11%7
3
Cook46.3 mi away
8%5
4
Littlefork25.7 mi away
6%4
5
Mountain Iron67.1 mi away
5%3
6
Grand Rapids88.5 mi away
3%2
7
Virginia69.1 mi away
3%2
8
Duluth124.1 mi away
3%2
9
Hibbing74.3 mi away
3%2
10
Minneapolis242.7 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%27
The top trips

Where Kabetogama 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Kabetogama Township

Jobs based in Kabetogama TownshipJobs Kabetogama Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%27%
Over $3,333 a month18%52%

Who does it

29 or younger18%13%
30 to 5445%39%
55 and older36%48%
−52%

Jobs based in Kabetogama Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 11. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kabetogama Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Kabetogama Township takes about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
194 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kabetogama Township25 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Kabetogama Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
5%Carpool

Share of the 37 commuters (the 10% 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

The distance from Kabetogama Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNett Lake: 13% · 24.8 miOrr: 11% · 29.8 miCook: 8% · 46.3 miLittlefork: 6% · 25.7 miMountain Iron: 5% · 67.1 miGrand Rapids: 3% · 88.5 miVirginia: 3% · 69.1 miDuluth: 3% · 124.1 miHibbing: 3% · 74.3 miMinneapolis: 3% · 242.7 miNett Lake 13%Orr 11%Cook 8%Littlefork 6%Mountain Iron 5%Kabetogama Township
Kabetogama TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi2 residents
17%10–24 mi11 residents
31%25–50 mi20 residents
48%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 48% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

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 2024, 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 Kabetogama Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kabetogama Township?

$77,083 (±$17,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kabetogama Township?

4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kabetogama Township?

25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Kabetogama Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nett Lake (13%, 25 mi), Orr (11%, 30 mi), Cook (8%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Kabetogama Township

Kabetogama Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.