Most of Nebish Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Nebish Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (30%, 17 miles). There are 15 jobs in Nebish Township, against 114 working residents. Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Nebish Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Nebish Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Nebish Township’s working residents head each day
Where Nebish Township clocks in
30% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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.
80% of the jobs in Nebish Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nebish Township, 2014 → 2024: 135 → 15. 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 Nebish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Nebish Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nebish Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 13% 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 distance from Nebish Township to work
About 26% 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.
Nebish Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nebish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebish Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $78,500 |
| O'Brien Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Durand Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Alaska Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hagali Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. O'Brien Township, Durand Township, Alaska Township and Hagali Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nebish 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 Nebish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nebish Township?
$78,500 (±$25,208) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nebish Township?
12.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nebish Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nebish Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (30%, 17 mi), Blackduck (16%, 15 mi), Lammers Township (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nebish 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 Nebish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nebish 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.