There are 1.8 jobs in Nashwauk for every working resident, and 677 people commute in
About one in seven stay in Nashwauk for work; outside it, Hibbing is the main destination (32%, 10 miles). 736 jobs are based in Nashwauk, against 411 working residents. Home is the office for 6% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Nashwauk: the figures worth knowing
Much of Nashwauk works one town over
47% of working residents work in a town that borders Nashwauk: Hibbing (32%) and Nashwauk Township (15%). Next door ↓
Nashwauk is where the jobs are
Nashwauk has 736 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Nashwauk makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in Nashwauk are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Nashwauk residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
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 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Nashwauk on a workday
On a workday 352 residents head out to work and 59 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Nashwauk on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Nashwauk works in goods: 64% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nashwauk, 2013 → 2023: 365 → 736. 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 Nashwauk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Nashwauk’s workers come from
Where Nashwauk clocks in
32% of workers
12% 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.
Commuting from Nashwauk: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nashwauk workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 334 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.
How far Nashwauk goes to work
About 23% 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.
47% of Nashwauk works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nashwauk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashwauk | – | — | — | 22 min | $57,589 |
| Nashwauk Township | 15% | C− | B | 26 min | $60,192 |
| Keewatin | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lone Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Greenway Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $66,094 |
| Hibbing | 32% | C− | A− | 17 min | $55,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Keewatin: not graded. Lone Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hibbing. Darker towns draw more of Nashwauk’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 Nashwauk: questions
What is the median household income in Nashwauk?
$57,589 (±$16,856) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nashwauk?
14.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nashwauk?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nashwauk work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hibbing (32%, 10 mi), Nashwauk Township (15%, 3 mi), Grand Rapids (12%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nashwauk without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nashwauk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nashwauk
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.