Kanabec Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in Kanabec Township report 110 jobs; 387 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Kanabec Township; the top destination outside it is Mora (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kanabec Township in brief
Kanabec Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Kanabec Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Kanabec Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kanabec Township has about 580 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Kanabec Township, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kanabec Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 13% 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 and out of Kanabec Township on a workday
On a workday 381 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Kanabec Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 people from Kanabec Township work
Where Kanabec Township clocks in
19% of workers
3% 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.
What Kanabec Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kanabec Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 110. 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 Kanabec Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Kanabec Township
About 23% 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.
The towns around Kanabec Township
The biggest share goes to Ann Lake Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kanabec Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanabec Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $93,333 |
| Hayland Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Ann Lake Township | 4% | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Arthur Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 30 min | $72,375 |
| South Fork Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hayland Township, Ann Lake Township and South Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kanabec 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 Kanabec Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kanabec Township?
$93,333 (±$11,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kanabec Township?
7.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kanabec Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kanabec Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (19%, 8 mi), Ann Lake Township (4%, 5 mi), Cambridge (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kanabec Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kanabec Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kanabec 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.