Most of Kalevala Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Kalevala Township has 10 jobs; 144 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Kalevala Township for work; outside it, Moose Lake is the main destination (15%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Kalevala Township on a workday
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Kalevala Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Kalevala Township’s working residents head each day
Where Kalevala Township clocks in
15% of workers
13% 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.
Kalevala Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kalevala Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 10. 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 Kalevala Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Kalevala Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kalevala Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of Kalevala Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 25% 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.
How Kalevala Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Automba Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kalevala Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevala Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $66,250 |
| Silver Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Automba Township | 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Skelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver Township, Eagle Township, Automba Township and Skelton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kalevala 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 Kalevala Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kalevala Township?
$66,250 (±$16,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kalevala Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kalevala Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kalevala Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moose Lake (15%, 8 mi), Duluth (13%, 38 mi), Cloquet (12%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kalevala 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 Kalevala Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kalevala 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.