With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sago Township works elsewhere
5% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). 12 jobs are based in Sago Township, against 85 working residents. Only 1% stay in Sago Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (35%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sago Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Sago Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Sago Township: the destinations
Where Sago Township clocks in
35% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in Sago Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sago Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 12. 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 Sago Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sago Township spends getting to work: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sago Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Sago Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 32% 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.
How Sago Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sago Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sago Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $59,375 |
| Wawina Township | under 3% | — | — | 90 min | — |
| Feeley Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Splithand Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ball Bluff Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wawina Township, Feeley Township, Splithand Township and Ball Bluff Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sago 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 Sago Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sago Township?
$59,375 (±$6,737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sago Township?
10.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sago Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sago Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (35%, 16 mi), Duluth (7%, 58 mi), Harris Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sago Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sago Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sago 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.