Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Most of Scanlon commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Scanlon; the top destination outside it is Cloquet (30%, 4 miles). 227 jobs are based in Scanlon for 455 working residents. At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Scanlon: the figures worth knowing
Scanlon and Cloquet trade workers both ways
Cloquet is the top workplace for Scanlon residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Scanlon come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Scanlon workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Scanlon are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
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 455 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Scanlon’s residents
Where Scanlon clocks in
29% of workers
2% 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.
Scanlon’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scanlon workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 541 commuters (the 3% 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.
In and out of Scanlon on a workday
On a workday 447 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Scanlon on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
What Scanlon’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scanlon, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 227. 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 Scanlon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Scanlon goes to work
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.
Scanlon and its neighbors: 32% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scanlon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlon | – | — | — | 18 min | $68,750 |
| Thomson Township | 2% | A | C+ | 19 min | $119,338 |
| Cloquet | 30% | C+ | B+ | 17 min | $61,367 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cloquet. Darker towns draw more of Scanlon’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 Scanlon: questions
What is the median household income in Scanlon?
$68,750 (±$26,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scanlon?
7.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scanlon?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scanlon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (30%, 4 mi), Duluth (29%, 15 mi), Superior (2%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scanlon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scanlon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scanlon
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.