Work means Bemidji for more than half of Liberty Township’s working residents
6% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Liberty Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (52%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average, 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
What stands out about work in Liberty Township
More than half of Liberty Township works in Bemidji
167 working residents, 52%, have their main job in Bemidji, 12 miles away. That’s 52 times as many as work in Liberty Township itself. The commute map ↓
Liberty Township is a place people come home to
There are 94 jobs based in Liberty Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Liberty Township has about 490 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Liberty Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 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 320 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Liberty Township commutes to
Where Liberty Township clocks in
52% 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.
Who commutes out of Liberty Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Liberty Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Liberty Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 429 commuters (the 7% 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.
Liberty Township is a services town
94 jobs are based in Liberty Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 94. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Liberty Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Liberty Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $98,333 |
| Buzzle Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Turtle Lake Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 25 min | $119,750 |
| Eckles Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 22 min | $78,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Buzzle Township and Maple Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$98,333 (±$16,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
11.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
1% 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 Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.