Jobs and earnings in New Independence Township, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in New Independence Township itself; outside it, Duluth draws the most (38%, 23 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of New Independence Township
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
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 New Independence Township goes to work
Where New Independence Township clocks in
38% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in New Independence Township
141 jobs are based in New Independence Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Independence Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 141. 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 New Independence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from New Independence Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Independence Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 11% 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 New Independence Township to work
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.
The towns around New Independence Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Independence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Independence Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $90,781 |
| Alborn Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Northland Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Industrial Township | 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Grand Lake Township | 3% | B− | D | 30 min | $100,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Alborn Township, Northland Township and Industrial Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Industrial Township. Darker towns draw more of New Independence 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 New Independence Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Independence Township?
$90,781 (±$9,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Independence Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Independence Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Independence Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (38%, 23 mi), Cloquet (12%, 18 mi), Hermantown (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Independence 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 New Independence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Independence 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.