Bemidji draws more than half of Port Hope Township’s working residents
There are 48 jobs in Port Hope Township; 337 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Port Hope Township itself; outside it, Bemidji draws the most (54%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Port Hope Township at work: what stands out
More than half of Port Hope Township works in Bemidji
183 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Bemidji, 12 miles away. That’s 54 times as many as work in Port Hope Township itself. The commute map ↓
Port Hope Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Port Hope Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Port Hope Township has about 430 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Port Hope Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Port Hope Township work
Where Port Hope Township clocks in
54% of workers
4% 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.
How many people are in Port Hope Township by day
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Port Hope Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.14 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Port Hope Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Hope Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 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.
Port Hope Township works in goods: 52% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Hope Township, 2014 → 2024: 53 → 48. 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 Port Hope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Port Hope Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Port Hope Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Hope Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hope Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $101,875 |
| Turtle River | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Turtle River Township | under 2% | B | C− | 19 min | $94,000 |
| Turtle Lake Township | 1% | B+ | D− | 25 min | $119,750 |
| Tenstrike | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hagali Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turtle River, Tenstrike, Hagali Township and Taylor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Turtle Lake Township. Darker towns draw more of Port Hope 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 Port Hope Township: questions
What is the median household income in Port Hope Township?
$101,875 (±$18,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Hope Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Hope Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Hope Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Port Hope Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Hope Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Hope 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.