Where Ness Township earns its living
The average commute takes 55 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Ness Township itself; outside it, Duluth draws the most (17%, 33 miles). Ness Township has 19 jobs, and 29 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ness Township on a workday
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Ness Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Ness Township work
Where Ness Township clocks in
17% 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.
100% of the jobs in Ness Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ness Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 19. 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 Ness Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ness Township: about 55 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ness Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Miles to work from Ness 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Ness Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ness Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ness Township | – | — | — | 55 min | $77,917 |
| Van Buren Township | under 4% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Alborn Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Meadowlands Township | under 4% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Arrowhead Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Van Buren Township, Alborn Township, Meadowlands Township and Arrowhead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ness 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 Ness Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ness Township?
$77,917 (±$38,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ness Township?
10.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ness Township?
55 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ness Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (17%, 33 mi), Floodwood (14%, 9 mi), Cloquet (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ness Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ness Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ness 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.