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Jobs & commute in Pequaywan Township

Work means Duluth for more than half of Pequaywan Township’s working residents

A typical one-way commute from Pequaywan Township lasts 40 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Pequaywan Township; the top destination outside it is Duluth (53%, 30 miles). Pequaywan Township has 3 jobs, and 45 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Pequaywan Township

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday96
140live here− 45head out to work+ 3come in to work= 96on a workday

About 96 people are in Pequaywan Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.07 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.

The commute map

The places Pequaywan Township commutes to

Two Harbors: 1 residents work here (2%)West St. Paul: 1 residents work here (2%)Marshall: 1 residents work here (2%)Brainerd: 1 residents work here (2%)Bemidji: 1 residents work here (2%)Winona: 1 residents work here (2%)Hermantown: 2 residents work here (4%)Duluth: 24 residents work here (53%)Gnesen TownshipPequaywan TownshipLakewood Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Ault TownshipCanosia Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Alden TownshipDuluthHermantownLakewood TownshipCanosia TownshipTwo HarborsWest St. PaulPequaywan Township
1
Duluth30.3 mi away
53%24
2
Hermantown31.8 mi away
4%2
3
Lakewood Township19.3 mi away
4%2
4
Canosia Township27.5 mi away
4%2
5
Two Harbors11.8 mi away
2%1
6
West St. Paul167.3 mi away
2%1
7
Marshall267.2 mi away
2%1
8
Brainerd125.1 mi away
2%1
9
Bemidji144.6 mi away
2%1
10
Winona215.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%9
The top trips

Where Pequaywan Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Pequaywan Township, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Pequaywan TownshipJobs Pequaywan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%4%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%78%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month33%67%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 5433%51%
55 and older67%36%
−79%

Jobs based in Pequaywan Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 3. 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 Pequaywan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Pequaywan Township spends getting to work: about 40 minutes

A year of commuting
305 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pequaywan Township40 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

of Pequaywan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Pequaywan Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
12%Carpool
5%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 42 commuters (the 16% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pequaywan Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDuluth: 53% · 30.3 miHermantown: 4% · 31.8 miLakewood Township: 4% · 19.3 miCanosia Township: 4% · 27.5 miTwo Harbors: 2% · 11.8 miWest St. Paul: 2% · 167.3 miMarshall: 2% · 267.2 miBrainerd: 2% · 125.1 miBemidji: 2% · 144.6 miWinona: 2% · 215.1 miDuluth 53%Hermantown 4%Lakewood Township 4%Two Harbors 2%Pequaywan Township
Pequaywan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
2%Under 10 mi1 residents
13%10–24 mi6 residents
62%25–50 mi28 residents
22%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Pequaywan Township and the towns next door

Ault Township: few work hereAlden Township: few work hereAult TownshipAlden TownshipPequaywan Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Alden Township30 min
Pequaywan Township40 min
Ault Township45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPequaywan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pequaywan Township–——40 min$87,500
Ault Townshipunder 3%——45 min—
Alden Townshipunder 3%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ault Township and Alden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pequaywan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pequaywan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pequaywan Township?

$87,500 (±$15,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pequaywan Township?

3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pequaywan Township?

40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pequaywan Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Pequaywan 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 Pequaywan Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pequaywan Township

Pequaywan Township home →

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.