Height of Land · Photo: John Lorenzen · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Lutsen Township
For 29% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). About one in seven stay in Lutsen Township for work; outside it, Grand Marais is the main destination (36%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lutsen Township stands out on work
36% of Lutsen Township works in Grand Marais
106 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Grand Marais, 17 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Lutsen Township itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Lutsen Township pay little
38% of the jobs based in Lutsen Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Lutsen Township
29% of Lutsen Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. 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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Lutsen Township commutes to
Where Lutsen Township clocks in
8% 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.
Jobs in Lutsen Township: what the 320 are
320 jobs are based in Lutsen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lutsen Township, 2013 → 2023: 457 → 320. 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 Lutsen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lutsen Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lutsen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 29% 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.
Who leaves Lutsen Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 278 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 (1.10 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.
Half of Lutsen Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 22% 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 Lutsen Township
The biggest share goes to Tofte Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lutsen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutsen Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,625 |
| Tofte Township | 8% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tofte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lutsen 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 Lutsen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lutsen Township?
$86,625 (±$7,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lutsen Township?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lutsen Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lutsen Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Marais (36%, 17 mi), Tofte Township (8%, 6 mi), Duluth (3%, 97 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lutsen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lutsen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lutsen 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.