Making a living in Leon Township
Only 7% work in Leon Township itself; outside it, Clearbrook draws the most (20%, 3 miles). 8% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Leon Township
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Leon Township’s residents
Where Leon Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 72% of Leon Township’s jobs are in goods
130 jobs are based in Leon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leon Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 130. 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 Leon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for Leon Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 commuters (the 9% 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 it is to work from Leon Township
About 21% 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.
Leon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sinclair Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $56,944 |
| Sinclair Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 70 min | — |
| Pine Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sinclair Township, Greenwood Township and Pine Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leon 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 Leon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leon Township?
$56,944 (±$22,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leon Township?
16.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leon Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leon Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clearbrook (20%, 3 mi), Bemidji (11%, 28 mi), Bagley (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leon Township without a car?
0% 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 Leon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leon 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.