With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Mahtowa Township works elsewhere
There are 49 jobs in Mahtowa Township, against 235 working residents. Only 1% stay in Mahtowa Township for work; outside it, Cloquet is the main destination (18%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Mahtowa Township, in brief
Mahtowa Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Mahtowa Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mahtowa Township has about 390 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Mahtowa Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Mahtowa Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Mahtowa Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Mahtowa Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mahtowa Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 12% 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.
The places Mahtowa Township commutes to
Where Mahtowa Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% 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 Mahtowa Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mahtowa Township, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 49. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mahtowa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Mahtowa Township
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Mahtowa Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mahtowa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtowa Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $95,547 |
| Atkinson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Blackhoof Township | under 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $105,000 |
| Barnum Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 27 min | $88,036 |
| Skelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Atkinson 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 Mahtowa 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 2024, 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 Mahtowa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mahtowa Township?
$95,547 (±$22,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mahtowa Township?
4.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mahtowa Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mahtowa Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (18%, 14 mi), Duluth (14%, 28 mi), Moose Lake (14%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mahtowa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mahtowa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mahtowa Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.