Photo: JonCarlsonCassCountyDFL · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 1.9 jobs in Pike Bay Township for every working resident, and 782 people commute in
There are 869 jobs in Pike Bay Township; 469 of its residents have a job. Pike Bay Township grades C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 6% 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
Work in Pike Bay Township: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Pike Bay Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Pike Bay Township fell from 1,989 in 2013 to 869 in 2023, −56%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
28% of Pike Bay Township works in Cass Lake
132 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Cass Lake, 1.6 miles away. That’s more than work in Pike Bay Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 469 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Pike Bay Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Pike Bay Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Pike Bay Township’s grade up ($72,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (15.0%) is left out: Pike Bay Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pike Bay Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
Services make up most of the work in Pike Bay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Bay Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,989 → 869. 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 Pike Bay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Pike Bay Township
Where Pike Bay Township clocks in
28% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Pike Bay Township
On a workday 382 residents head out to work and 87 work right here.
About 2,200 people are in Pike Bay Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.9 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.
The trip to work from Pike Bay Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Bay Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 603 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.
The commute from Pike Bay Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
Most trips from Pike Bay Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pike Bay Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pike Bay Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 640 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.8% of Pike Bay Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Pike Bay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pike Bay Township ranks: 4,647th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,645 | South Connellsville PA | 1,835 | $48K | 21.3% | 2.0% | <1% | C− |
| 4,646 | Greybull WY | 1,700 | $65K | 12.0% | 2.2% | 25% | C− |
| 4,647 | Pike Bay Township MN | 1,778 | $73K | 22.9% | 15.0% | 19% | C− |
| 4,648 | Summit Township PA | 1,877 | $56K | 13.5% | 7.5% | 2% | C− |
| 4,649 | Catlettsburg KY | 1,722 | $38K | 20.1% | 9.8% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pike Bay Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Pike Bay Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Bay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Bay Township | – | C− | C+ | 21 min | $72,750 |
| Wilkinson Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Farden Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 20 min | $72,328 |
| Ten Lake Township | under 1% | D | C− | 23 min | $70,750 |
| Hart Lake Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilkinson Township and Hart Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pike Bay 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 Pike Bay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Bay Township?
$72,750 (±$19,232) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Bay Township?
22.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Bay Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Bay Township work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cass Lake (28%, 2 mi), Bemidji (10%, 15 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 178 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pike Bay Township walkable?
Pike Bay Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pike Bay Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pike Bay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike Bay 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.