Minerva Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
6% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 3 jobs in Minerva Township, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Minerva Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (29%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Minerva Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Minerva Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Minerva Township work
Where Minerva Township clocks in
29% of workers
21% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Minerva Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Minerva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minerva Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 6% 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.
Half of Minerva Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 17% 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.
Minerva Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to La Prairie Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minerva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $64,375 |
| Rice Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Nora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| La Prairie Township | 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rice Township, Nora Township, Bear Creek Township and La Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minerva 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 Minerva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minerva Township?
$64,375 (±$19,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minerva Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minerva Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minerva Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (29%, 24 mi), Bagley (21%, 11 mi), La Prairie Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minerva Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minerva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minerva 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.