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Jobs & commute in Marcell Township

Marcell Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 2% work in Marcell Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (13%, 24 miles). Employers in Marcell Township report 80 jobs, and 165 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 24% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Marcell Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.

161live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
76work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday390
470live here− 160head out to work+ 76come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Marcell Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.48jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Marcell Township ends

Deer River: 9 residents work here (5%)Bigfork: 14 residents work here (8%)Bemidji: 3 residents work here (2%)Grand Rapids: 21 residents work here (13%)Virginia: 4 residents work here (2%)St. Cloud: 4 residents work here (2%)CohassetDuluth: 6 residents work here (4%)Hibbing: 4 residents work here (2%)Bigfork Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Balsam TownshipBearville TownshipStokes TownshipSlater TownshipMarcell TownshipLake Jessie TownshipBowstring TownshipGrand RapidsBigforkDeer RiverDuluthVirginiaSt. CloudMarcell Township
1
Grand Rapids23.6 mi away
13%21
2
Bigfork12.1 mi away
8%14
3
Deer River17.7 mi away
5%9
4
Duluth89.6 mi away
4%6
5
Virginia52.3 mi away
2%4
6
St. Cloud143.6 mi away
2%4
7
Hibbing34.5 mi away
2%4
8
Bigfork Township15.1 mi away
2%4
9
Marcell Township (in town)right here
2%4
10
Bemidji58.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%92
The top trips

Where Marcell Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 55% of Marcell Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Marcell TownshipJobs Marcell Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms55%23%
Trade, transport & utilities24%15%
Services: health, schools, offices21%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%30%
Over $3,333 a month24%47%

Who does it

29 or younger25%19%
30 to 5448%47%
55 and older28%34%
+18%

Jobs based in Marcell Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 80. 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 Marcell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Marcell Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
208 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marcell Township27 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
25%

of Marcell Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Marcell Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
8%Carpool

Share of the 77 commuters (the 25% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Marcell Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Rapids: 13% · 23.6 miBigfork: 8% · 12.1 miDeer River: 5% · 17.7 miDuluth: 4% · 89.6 miVirginia: 2% · 52.3 miSt. Cloud: 2% · 143.6 miHibbing: 2% · 34.5 miBigfork Township: 2% · 15.1 miBemidji: 2% · 58.4 miGrand Rapids 13%Bigfork 8%Deer River 5%Duluth 4%Virginia 2%Marcell Township
Marcell TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi14 residents
22%10–24 mi36 residents
21%25–50 mi35 residents
48%Over 50 mi80 residents

About 48% 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.

Next door

Marcell Township and its neighbors

Lake Jessie Township: few work hereStokes Township: few work hereBowstring Township: few work hereLake Jessie TownshipStokes TownshipBowstring TownshipMarcell Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Marcell Township27 min
Bowstring Township36 min
Lake Jessie Township43 min
Stokes Township53 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarcell Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marcell Township–——27 min$65,500
Lake Jessie Townshipunder 2%——43 min—
Stokes Townshipunder 2%——53 min—
Bowstring Townshipunder 2%——36 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lake Jessie Township, Stokes Township and Bowstring Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Marcell Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Marcell Township: questions

What is the median household income in Marcell Township?

$65,500 (±$15,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marcell Township?

19.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marcell Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marcell Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (13%, 24 mi), Bigfork (8%, 12 mi), Deer River (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Marcell Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Marcell Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Marcell Township

Marcell Township home →

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.